Sanwo-Olu swears in six secretaries, two commission teams
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday swore in six permanent secretaries and the chairmen and members of two state service commissions.
The new permanent secretaries are Olawale Adegbite, Folashade Thomas-Orogan, Adebayo Haroun, Olayinka Oye-Bamgbose, Olatunbuson Ogunbanwo and Toyin Adekoya. Their appointments bring the total to 135 permanent secretaries appointed under Sanwo-Olu’s administration.
*Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (centre) presents the oath of office to the newly appointed Chairman of the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission, Hakeem Bamgbola (right), as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Lawal Pedro, SAN (left), looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Lagos House, Ikeja, on Monday, October 19, 2026.
Etim Ekpimah
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday swore in six permanent secretaries and the chairmen and members of two state service commissions.
The new permanent secretaries are Olawale Adegbite, Folashade Thomas-Orogan, Adebayo Haroun, Olayinka Oye-Bamgbose, Olatunbuson Ogunbanwo and Toyin Adekoya. Their appointments bring the total to 135 permanent secretaries appointed under Sanwo-Olu’s administration.
Arinola Dawodu was sworn in as chair of the Audit Service Commission, alongside Bukola Ogunnowo, Omotayo Gbajabiamila-Olamona, Bowale Shosimi and Sunday Kappo.
Akeem Bamgbola was sworn in as chair of the Local Government Service Commission. The other members are Adeyinka Durosinmi, Ahmed Seriki, Shamsideen Olaleye and Folashade Olabanji-Oba.
At the ceremony, held at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House in Ikeja, Sanwo-Olu urged the appointees to maintain high professional standards and deliver effective services to Lagos residents.
He said their roles carried greater expectations and called on them to ensure government policies produced clear, measurable results. He also urged them to act with integrity, fairness and accountability, and to be accessible and responsive.
Earlier, Head of Service Olabode Agoro described the appointments as a milestone in the state’s efforts to improve governance and service delivery.
He said the appointees were ready to contribute to the development of the public service and praised the administration’s commitment to merit, professionalism, accountability and transparency.
The appointees thanked the governor for entrusting them with their roles and pledged to serve effectively.
