Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will on Wednesday, September 13th, swear-in his new cabinet members, Theliberationnews authoritatively reports.
This is consequent upon the confirmation of commissioners and Special Advisers nominees in batches, by the state House of Assembly.
The new date for the swearing-in ceremony was contained in a memo released and made available to the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), on Saturday to notify them as well as prepare them to welcome the cabinet members assigned to oversee their works.
The governor is going on with the inauguration despite the rejection of three of his cabinet nominees by the state lawmakers.
The two nominees dropped by the lawmakers were Olalere Odusote and Sam Egube, who served under the Sanwo-Olu administration’s first term as commissioner for Energy and mineral resources as well as Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning.
However, the House resolved to step down the confirmation of Sule Akibu for another day.
Those to be sworn in are: Dr. Afolabi Abiodun, Oluwaseun Osiyemi,
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Dr. Oluwarotimi Wahab-Fashola, Kaosarat Ambrose-Medem, Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, Bolaji Dada, Barakat Akande-Bakare and Olugbenga Omotosho.
Others are: Mosopefoluwa George, Dr. Nurudeen Agbaje, Dr. Olumide Oluyinka, Abayomi Oluyomi, Dr. Iyabode Oyeyemi Ayoola and Sola Giwa.
Also to be sworn in are former Special Adviser on Educatrion, Tokunboh Wahab, and All Progressives Congress (APC) former youth leader, Idris Aregbe,
Others confirmed include: a former lawmaker representing Badagry, Layode Ibrahim, Mobolaji Ogunlende, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, Bola Olumegbon,. Abisola, Olusanya, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai and Kayode Bolaji-Roberts.
Others are: Abiola Olowu, Toke Benson-Awoyinka, Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih- Awokoya, a former House of Representatives member, Adedayo Alebiosu, a former Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Lawal Pedro, a former Special Adviser on science and technology, Tunbosun Alake, Gbenga Oyerinde, Dr. Adekunle Olayinka, Dr. Jide Babatunde, Afolabi Ayantayo, a former Special Adviser on education, Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, Jamiu Alli-Balogun and Abdulkabir Ogungbo.
