The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has sacked three of his commissioners in what was a major cabinet shake up that was announced today, Wednesday. This was even as the Ogun state governor also announced a minor cabinet reshufflement.
The announcement of the reshuffling was contained in a statement showed that the Commissioners for Tourism, Folorunsho Folarin-Coker; Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi; and Transportation, Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola have been dropped from the cabinet.
This development comes exactly one year after the Governor constituted his Executive Council on October 19, 2015.
The statement which was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, Ambode directed the Special Adviser, Arts and Culture to take over as the Acting Commissioner for Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Special Adviser on Transportation will take over as Acting Commissioner for Transportation, while the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance takes over as the Acting Commissioner for Finance pending the appointment of new Commissioners in the respective ministries.
The statement added that the Governor expressed his appreciation to the former Commissioners for their service to the State and wished them well in their future endeavours.
The cabinet reshufflement in Ogun state affected four Commissioners and four Special Advisers to the Governor.
Those affected include Ronke Sokefun, who before now was the Commissioner for Agriculture.
Sokefun moves to the Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning.
Bashorun Adebola Adeife, who used to be the Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, now moves to the Ministry of Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Also affected is the erstwhile Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Barrister Leke Adewolu, who now superintends the Ministry of Special Duties.
One of the newly sworn-in Commissioners, Abiola Kufile-Okonji, is now in charge of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, while a Consultant to Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Ronke Onadeko, will oversee the Ministry of Agriculture pending the appointment of a substantive Commissioner for the Ministry.
The affected Special Advisers are the Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing, Bayo Adeyemi, who now moves to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; Yinka Odufuwa, hitherto of the Ministry of Agriculture, moves to Forestry, while Akinola Lawson, formerly of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, moves to Special Duties.
Others are Segun Adesanya of the Ministry of Special Duties, who moves to Youth and Sports, while Gbenga Opesanwo is in charge of Transport.
The reshuffle takes immediate effect. [myad]
