Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service.
In a statement issued on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the Governor said the appointments were in line with his administration’s drive to continue to reposition the civil service for efficient performance and service delivery.
The names of the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are
Mrs. Clara Olutoyin Ibirogba;
Mr. Timothy Olukayode Ogunnubi;
Dr. (Mrs) Iyabo Suwebat Are;
Dr. Taiwo Olufemi Salaam
Mrs. Kofoworola Omotayo Awobamise.
The appointments take immediate effect.
Similarly, the Governor yesterday approved the appointment of Mrs Folasade Adesoye as the new Head of Service (HOS) in the state.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Habib Aruna, said Mrs Adesoye’s appointment takes effect from on November 11, a day after the outgoing HOS, Mrs Olabowale Ademola, retires.
Governor Ambode thanked the outgoing Mrs Ademola for her commendable service to the state and wished her well in her future endeavours.
Adesoye, who was appointed into the Lagos State Civil Service on December 28, 1983 as an accountant, has served in several ministries.
She was elevated into the body of Permanent Secretaries in 2010 and was deployed to the Civil Service Pensions Office where she served till August 2015 when she was deployed to the Office of Local Government Establishment, Training and Pensions Office.
In 2016, the new HOS was asked to serve in the same capacity as Permanent Secretary, Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Until her appointment, she was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
