Politics

FULL LIST: Commissioner nominees rejected by Lagos Assembly

The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, rejected 17 out of 39 commissioner nominees of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

It would be recalled that Sanwo-Olu, on July 28, 2023, sent the list containing names of 39 nominees being considered as commissioners and Special Advisers-designate in his cabinet.

However, the lawmakers, at the plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, confirmed 22 of the nominees recommended by Governor Sanwo-Olu.

Obasa said the exercise followed a rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad hoc committee led by the Chief Whip, Fatai Mojeed.

The Speaker added that the exercise was in line with Section 182 Sub-Section I and II of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

READ ALSO: Lawmakers reject Sanwo-Olu’s 17 commissioner nominees, confirm 22

Those rejected by the lawmakers were former Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi; former Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho; and Folashade Adefisayo (Education).

Others included Yomi Oluyomi, Folashade Ambrose, Barakat Bakare, Olalere Odusote, Dr Rotimi Fashola, and Bolaji Dada.

See the full list of the nominees below:

  1. Layode Ibrahim                      CLEARED
  2. Mobolaji Ogunlende                CLEARED
  3. Dolapo Fasawe                       CLEARED
  4. Bola Olumegbon                     CLEARED
  5. Idris Aregbe                           CLEARED
  6. Moruf Akinderu Fatai               CLEARED
  7. Abisola Ruth Olusanya             CLEARED
  8. Kayode Bolaji-Roberts             CLEARED
  9. Abiola Olowu                          CLEARED
  10. Toke Benson-Awoyinka          CLEARED
  11. Oreoluwa Finnih- Awokoya     CLEARED
  12. Yakub Adedayo Alebiosu        CLEARED
  13. Lawal Pedro                          CLEARED
  14. Tunbosun Alake                     CLEARED
  15. Gbenga Oyerinde                   CLEARED
  16. Adekunle Olayinka                 CLEARED
  17. Jide Babatunde                      CLEARED
  18. Afolabi Ayantayo                    CLEARED
  19. Tokunbo Wahab                     CLEARED
  20. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu           CLEARED
  21. Jamiu Alli-Balogun                 CLEARED
  22. Abdulkabir Ogungbo              CLEARED
  23. Folashade Adefisayo              NOT CLEARED
  24. Akin Abayomi                       NOT CLEARED
  25. Yomi Oluyomi                       NOT CLEARED
  26. Folashade Ambrose               NOT CLEARED
  27. Barakat Bakare                     NOT CLEARED
  28. Gbenga Omotosho                NOT CLEARED
  29. Olalere Odusote                    NOT CLEARED
  30. Rotimi Fashola                      NOT CLEARED
  31. Bolaji Cecilia Dada                NOT CLEARED
  32. Sam Egube                          NOT CLEARED
  33. Olalekan Fatodu                   NOT CLEARED
  34. Solape Hammond                 NOT CLEARED
  35. Mosopefolu George               NOT CLEARED
  36. Aramide Adeyoye                 NOT CLEARED
  37. Seun Osiyemi                      NOT CLEARED
  38. Rotimi Ogunwuyi                 NOT CLEARED
  39. Olumide Oluyinka                NOT CLEARED

The Star

Segun Ojo

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