Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has approved the reappointment of Hamzat Ayodele Subair for a second and final tenure of five years as Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service.

He also approved the appointment of new Chairmen and members for the Lagos State Christian and Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, following the expiration of the tenure of old members.

The newly appointed board members are: Rev Babatunde Akinpelu-Johnson, Chairman; Yemisi Adeyemi; Prof. A. Oguntuase; Ademola Adeosun; Abiodun Naz-Musa.

One of the appointees Adeyinka Odugbade would be serving a second term, having served with the immediate past Board.

In a similar development, the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has new appointees including Engr. Shakir Gafar, Chairman; Dr. Fausat Dabiri; Yusuf Ara; Dr. Abdul Kadir Paramole; Hon. Lola Shonibare and Mojeed Sanni.

This is contained in a statement by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola.

Muri-Okunola stated that “All the new Board members are expected to serve for a renewable period of three years as provided in the extant laws with the exception of Adeyinka Odugbade, who had served a previous tenure of three years under the immediate past Board”.

Also, Governor Sanwo-Olu has approved the extension of the tenure of the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools.

The committee, resuscitated by the present administration is to achieve rapid and focused rehabilitation of Public Primary and Secondary Schools across Lagos and the provision of new school furniture and laboratory equipment.

According to Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the Committee Chairman, Hakeem Smith, a foremost Quantity Surveyor and former Chairman, Association of Consulting Surveyors of Nigeria, has been reappointed along with other Committee members.

He listed other members of the Committee as Babatunde Raj-Label; Engr. Yetunde Holloway; Arc. Adebanjo Adedaramola; and Gbemisola Legunsen (Board Secretary).

Clarifying that the appointments of the Executive Chairman, LIRS, and the Chairman, SCRPS had commenced in December 2021, the Head of Service noted that the appointments of the Chairmen and members of the Lagos Christian and Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards took effect from January 1, 2022.

The Head of Service said all the appointments were in accordance with the relevant State laws and expected to add impetus to the implementation of Government policies within the respective jurisdictions.

He expressed confidence in the ability of the appointees to discharge their duties creditably, congratulated them on their appointments, and urged them to justify the confidence reposed by Governor Sanwo-Olu.