BREAKING: Lagos Assembly rejects Akin Abayomi, Gbenga Omotoso, Sam Egube, 14 other commissioner-nominees

Lagos Assembly rejects Akin Abayomi, Gbenga Omotoso, Sam Egube, 14 other commissioner-nominees

By Emma Ogbuehi

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday rejected 17 of the 39 commissioner-nominees sent to it by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for confirmation.

Most of the rejected nominees served with the governor in his first term.

They are Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Education); Prof. Akin Abayomi (Health); Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy); Olalere Odusote (Energy); Sam Egube (Economic Budget and Planning); Mrs. Solape Hammod); Mrs. Cecilia Dada (Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation); Mrs. Aramide Adeyoye (Works and Infrastructure).

Others are Yomi Oluyomi; Mrs. Folashade Ambrose; Ms. Barakat Bakare; Rotimi Fashola; Olalekan Fatodu; Mosopefolu George; Seun Osiyemi; Rotimi Ogunwuyi and Olumide Oluyinka.

No reason has been given as the time of going to press for the rejection.

But some Muslim groups in the State had protested that there were more Christians than Moslems in the list.

The state government is yet to react.

Below is the list:

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.

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