The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, transmitted the list of his proposed cabinet members to the Lagos State House of Assembly for ratification. Earlier reported that, according to a tweet on Friday by the

governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, 30 per cent of the commissioner-nominees are women, while others are youths, technocrats and politicians.

Some members of the governor’s cabinet during his first term in office made the list, while a number of others did not.

Among former cabinet members who made the list are former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso; his Budget and Economic Planning counterpart, Mr Sam Egube; ex-Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi; ex-Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyooye; and his Education counterpart, Tokunbo Wahab.

Among former cabinet members dropped by Governor Sanwo-Olu are former Commissioner of Finance, Rabiu Olowo; former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of the state, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN; and ex- Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Yetunde Arobieke.

Below is the full list of the cabinet member-nominees sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly by Governor Sanwo-Olu on Friday:

1. Mr Afolabi Ayantayo 2. Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun 3. Mr Rotimi Ogunwuyi 4. Mr Gbenga Oyeriinde 5. Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN) 6. Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende 7. Mr Ibrahim Layode 8. Dr Dolapo Fasawe 9. Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka 10. Mr Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu 11. Mr Abdulkabir Ogungbo 12. Abiola Olowu 13. Dr Adekunle Olayinka 14. Mrs Bolaji Cecilia Dada 15. Aramide Adeyoye 16. Mr Idris Aregbe 17. Mr Yakubu Alebiosu 18. Mr Tokunbo Wahab 19. Bola Olumegbon 20. Dr Oreoluwa Finnih-Awokoya 21. Mr Kayode Roberts 22. Mr Moruf Fatai 23. Mr Seun Osiyemi 24. Mrs Barakat Bakare 25. Prof. Akin Abayomi 26. Mr Gbenga Omotoso 27. Olalere Odusote 28. Dr Rotimi Fashola 29. Mr Mosopefolu George 30. Mr Tunbosun Alake 31. Ms Ruth Olusanya 32. Mrs Folashade Adefisayo 33. Mrs Folashade Ambrose 34. Dr Olumide Oluyinka 35. Mr Yomi Oluyomi 36. Mr Sam Egube 37. Dr Jide Babatunde 38. Mr Olalekan Fatodu 39. Mrs Solape Hammond

This came barely 24 hours after the Senate unveiled the list of President Bola Tinubu’s proposed cabinet members at plenary on Thursday.

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