oLagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of Olabowale Ademola as the 19th head of service (HOS) in the state public service making her the third female HOS in a row.
A statement on Sunday signed by Habib Aruna, the chief press secretary to Ambode, noted, “Ademola’s appointment takes immediate effect. She takes over from Folashade Jaji, who retired on October 26, 2015, after putting in 35 years in service.”
The new HOS was born on November 10, 1957. She had her primary education at Corona School, Yaba, and Lagos University Staff School (1962 – 1968), after which she proceeded to Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, where she obtained her West African School Certificate and Higher School Certificate in 1973 and 1975, respectively.
Thereafter, she was admitted to the University of Ibadan where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (Second Class Honours – Upper Division) in Economics in 1981.
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