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Lagos Assembly rejects Sanwo-Olu’s nominee For Audit Service Commission, confirms 3 others

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The Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected one of the five nominees of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the state Audit Service Commission, confirmed three others, while one was absent.

The rejected nominee for Audit Service Commission is Mr. Abiodun Oladipupo Akhigbe, while Mr. Jimoh Akerele Ibrahim, was absent.

The nominees confirmed by the Assembly included the Chairperson, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Adepeju Adegbuji-Onikoyi; Mr. Emmanuel Sunday Kappo (member), and Mrs. Jokotola Ojosipe-Ogundimu (member).

A letter containing the names of the five nominees was sent to the Assembly by the governor on Wednesday and read by the Clerk of the House, Mr. Azeez Sanni.

The three nominees were confirmed after a voice vote supervised by the Speaker, Honourable Mudashiru Obasa.

 

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