Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has terminated the appointment of Bolaji Sanusi, managing director, Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA).
Sanwo-Olu replaced Sanusi with Adedamola Docemo, who assumed office Monday.
Although no official reason has been given for the refusal of the governor to re-appoint Sanusi, who was first appointed to the seat by the immediate past governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode.
The out-gone MD was said to have received the news as a shock, as he never expected it.
The letter appointing the new MD to replace Sanusi, dated December 7, 2019, was signed by Hakeem Muri-Okunola, Head of Service, Lagos State.
It read in part: “In approving your appointment, due cognizance has been taken of your integrity, selfless services and record of impressive performance. I, therefore, have no doubt that you will bring your wealth of experience to bear on the work of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency and continue to justify the confidence reposed in you by the governor.”
Meanwhile, a statement issued by the state government and signed by Gboyega Akosile, the chief press secretary to Governor Sanwo-Olu, issued on Tuesday, December 2019, said Docemo’s appointment took immediate effect from Monday, December 9, 2019.
It read: “Docemo’s appointment followed a vacancy created by the expiration of tenure of the former managing director, on September 13, 2019.
An industry expert, Docemo is an accomplished professional with over 12 years cognate experience in outdoor advertising, media, telecommunications and engineering sectors.
Prior to his appointment, Docemo was the CEO of Viadotech Limited, a foremost player in the outdoor advertising, telecommunications and engineering sectors in Nigeria.
He also worked at various times with Bell & Bell telecommunications Limited, Private Networks Nigeria Limited and Emotion Advertising Limited.
Docemo is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, with a post-graduate diploma from Ladoke Akintola University of Tchnology (LAUTECH), Osun State.
He is a member of the Project Management Institute as well as the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria – APCON
