By Emeka Ugwuanyi
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 22 out of the 39 commissioner-nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening.
The Assembly, however, dared the governor and rejected 17 commissioner-nominees.
Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the day’s sitting, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad-hoc committee led by the Chief Whip of the House, Fatai Mojeed.
He commended the committee for its effectiveness and urged the confirmed nominees to always remember that they are in office to serve the people of the State and not individuals.
He also promised that the House would continue to do its best in the interest of the state.
The confirmation was done through a voice vote as the Speaker mentioned the name of each of the nominees.
Those confirmed are:
Hon. Layode Ibrahim
Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende
Dr. Dolapo Fasawe
Hon. Bola Olumegbon
Mr. Idris Aregbe
Ms. Abisola Ruth Olusanya
Mr. Moruf Akinderu Fatai
Mr. Kayode Bolaji-Roberts
Engr. Abiola Olowu
Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka
Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih- Awokoya
Mr. Yakub Adedayo Alebiosu
Mr. Lawal Pedro SAN
Mr. Tunbosun Alake
Mr. Gbenga Oyerinde
Dr. Adekunle Olayinka
Dr. Jide Babatunde
Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo
Mr. Tokunbo Wahab
Mr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu
Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun
Mr. Abdulkabir Ogungbo
The commissioners-nominees rejected by the Lagos Assembly include:
1. Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Education)
2. Prof. Akin Abayomi (Health);
3. Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy);
4. Olalere Odusote (Energy);
5. Mrs. Solape Hammod);
6. Mrs. Cecilia Dada (Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation);
7. Mrs. Aramide Adeyoye (Works and Infrastructure);
8. Sam Egube (Economic Budget and Planning);
9. Yomi Oluyomi;
10. Mrs. Folashade Ambrose;
11. Ms. Barakat Bakare;
12. Rotimi Fashola;
13. Olalekan Fatodu;
14. Mosopefolu George;
15. Seun Osiyemi;
16. Rotimi Ogunwuyi
17. Olumide Oluyinka.
Some Islamic clerics had last week protested alleged lopsidedness in the list of commissioner-nominees submitted to the Assembly by the governor. They had claimed that eight Muslims made the governor’s 39-man list while the rest were Christians.
