Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is likely to send a list containing names of his commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly this week.
Ambode was sworn in May 29 this year and had since been running the affairs of the state without constituting a cabinet. He had few days after his swearing in appointed the secretary to the state government, chief of staff, chief press secretary and principal secretary with whom he has work in the last three months.
The governor, who recently retired 15 permanent secretaries and appointed 19 others to fill the gaps, said it was necessary to tidy up the system in preparatory to constituting his cabinet.
BusinessDay gathered that the governor appeared set to unveil members of his cabinet this week.
Among likely names being put forward are Gbolahan Lawal, former commissioner for agriculture, Ganiyu Johnson, two-time special adviser on works under immediate past administration of Babatunde Fashola.
Others are Modupe Akinsola, Paul Kalejaiye, Lola Akande, Dayo Mobereola, who is the MD of LAMATA, and Mohammed Kabiru, among others.
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