Ambode May Name Cabinet This Week

According to Sunday Punch,Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, may name members of his cabinet this week.

According to the report, 15 names have been pencilled to head some of the 20 ministries in the state while the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, will head the education ministry.

A source, quoted by the report, said unless last minute changes are effected, a former representative of Ikorodu Constituency II at the state House of Assembly between 2011 and 2015, Mrs. Modupe Akinsola, may step in as Commissioner for Tourism.

Erstwhile Special Adviser on Central Business District to former Governor, Babatunde Fashola, Folarin Coker, may also be named as Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development.

Also another former Special Adviser (Rural Development) to Fashola, Paul Kalejaiye, is said to have been named as the incoming Commissioner for Agriculture.

Kalejaiye, a two-time House of Representatives aspirant, was a prominent member of Ambode’s campaign team.

Others who may be named include Mrs. Lola Akande for Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Dr. Dayo Mobereola for Transportation and former Senior Special Assistant to Fashola, Mr. Mohammed Kabiru.

Others said to be on the list include two-time Special Adviser to Fashola on Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ganiyu John (Ministry of Works and Infrastructure); former Senior Special Assistant to Fashola on Public Affairs, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku (Ministry of Information and Strategy); former aide-de-camp to APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Gbolahan Lawal (Ministry of Environment); and a former Special Adviser to Fashola on Political and Legislative Powers from 2007 to 2011, Mr. Abdullateef Abdulkareem (Ministry of Home Affairs).

According to the report, the Chairman of Bariga Local Council Development Area, Mr. Sulaimon Oriyomi, may be named as the Commissioner of Local Government and Community Affairs.

It was further learnt that a member of Ambode’s governorship transition committee, Prof. Ademola Abass, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees at King’s College, London, would head the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment.

Others also being considered to head ministries include a former representative of Amuwo-Odofin Constituency II (2011-2015), Ms. Ramotallahi Akinola-Hassan; erstwhile Deputy Director-General of Ambode’s campaign organisation, Mr. Kazeem Adeniyi; and a former Special Adviser to Fashola on Parastatals Monitoring, Mr. Adekunle Salvador.

*Quietly re-reading thru the names*