Governor Ambode Appoints Hakeem Muri-Okunola As Lagos State’s New Head Of Service

Governor Ambode Appoints Hakeem Muri-Okunola As Lagos State’s New Head Of Service

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of Hakeem Muri-Okunola as the 21st Head of Service in Lagos State.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Habib Aruna, said
Muri-Okunola’s appointment followed the retirement of Mrs. Folasade
Adesoye on December 27th. According to Aruna in a statement,
Muri-Okunola was the former Executive Secretary, Land Use and Allocation
Committee, between 2005 and 2011.  

Until his appointment, he was the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry
of Youth and Social Development. The statement quoted Ambode as
thanking the outgoing HOS, Adesoye, for her meritorious service to the
state and wished her well in her future endeavours.  

Similarly, the governor also appointed six new Permanent Secretaries.
They are: Dr. Goncalves Fausat; Mr. Kosoko Adeyemi; Dr. Balogun
Sherifat; Mr. Adeniji Olufemi; Mrs. Adelaja Omobolanle and Dr. Lawal
Temidayo.

The new HOS and the Permanent Secretaries would be sworn-in on Monday at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.