Ambode appoints Hakeem Muri-Okunola as new new Head of Service

Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday approved the appointment of Mr Hakeem Olayinka Muri-Okunola as the 21^st Head of Service (HOS) in the state.

The governor made this announcement in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Habib Aruna, saying Mr Okunola’s appointment follows the statutory retirement of Mrs Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye on December 27, 2018.

Muri-Okunola was appointed as The Executive Secretary, Land Use and Allocation Committee (LUAC), a position he held between 2005 – 2011.

Until his appointment, he was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Social Development.

Governor Ambode, however, expressed appreciation to the outgoing HOS, Mrs Adesoye, for her meritorious service to the state and wished her well in her future endeavours.

Meanwhile, the governor has also appointed six new permanent secretaries. They include Dr. (Mrs) Goncalves Titilayo Fausat; Mr Kosoko Hakeem Adeyemi; Dr. (Mrs) Balogun Sherifat Bolajoko; Mr Adeniji Segun Olufemi; Mrs Adelaja Abosede Omobolanle and Dr Lawal Lateef Temidayo.

The new HOS and the permanent secretaries would be sworn in on Monday, December 31, 2018, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.