The 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Area Chairmen, elected on Saturday, July 24th, 2021, at the Lagos State Local Government election have received their certificates of return. They were subsequently sworn in by the Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu.
The 57 Chairmen were elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, and given their certificates by the Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC), Hon Justice Ayotunde Philips rtd, at the Commission’s office on Burrell Road, Yaba, Lagos. It was immediately followed by the inauguration ceremony at Lagos house, Ikeja.
The Chairmen have an umbrella called Conference 57, and a Chairman is usually elected to head the Chairmen.
The Conference 57 after their inauguration elected Chairman, Bariga LDCA, Hon Kolade Alabi, as Chairman and Egunjobi as Vice Chairman Lagos West Senatorial District while Odiolowo-Ojuwoye was elected as Secretary.
Those elected into executive positions of Conference 57 were:
Hon. Alabi Kolade David – Chairman
Hon Ganiyu Egunjobi – Vice Chairman Lagos West
Hon Toyese Olusi- Vice chairman Lagos Central
Hon Dele Osinowo – Vice chairman Lagos East
Hon Rasaq Ajala – Secretary
Hon Rashidat Essien – Treasurer
Hon Rashidat Adu – Welfare officer
Hon Sesan Daini – Public Relation officer
Hon Joseph Gbenu – Finance Secretary
Hon Fatai Ayoola – Legal
Hon Jelili Sulaiman – Organsing secretary
Hon Anomo Adewale Ibrahim – Ex Officio
Sanwo-Olu congratulated the newly elected Chairmen and Vice Chairmen across all the LGAs and LCDAs, stressing that their victory is an affirmation of trust in their competence, capacity and capability to discharge the responsibility of the office they are stepping into. Being the closest tier of Government to the people, any gap or shortcoming in administration will be deeply felt by the people. As a result, their policies and programmes must be people-oriented, focusing on how to improve the lives and livelihood of the people at the grassroots.
The Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, LAHA, Hon Rotimi Olowo, the commissioner for Local Govemment and community affairs, Dr. Wale Hamed, Lagos APC chairman, Hon Tunde Balogun, Oba Riliwan Akiolu, Mr Hakeem Muri Okunola (Head of service), Mr Tayo Ayinde (Chief of Sfaff), Hon Kamal Bayewu, Chairman Lagos Civil Service Commission and other commissioners were in attendance
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