The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, rejected 17 out of 39 commissioner nominees of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

It would be recalled that Sanwo-Olu, on July 28, 2023, sent the list containing names of 39 nominees being considered as commissioners and Special Advisers-designate in his cabinet.

However, the lawmakers, at the plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, confirmed 22 of the nominees recommended by Governor Sanwo-Olu.

Obasa said the exercise followed a rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad hoc committee led by the Chief Whip, Fatai Mojeed.

The Speaker added that the exercise was in line with Section 182 Sub-Section I and II of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Those rejected by the lawmakers were former Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi; former Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho; and Folashade Adefisayo (Education).

Others included Yomi Oluyomi, Folashade Ambrose, Barakat Bakare, Olalere Odusote, Dr Rotimi Fashola, and Bolaji Dada.

See the full list of the nominees below:

1. Layode Ibrahim                      CLEARED
2. Mobolaji Ogunlende                CLEARED
3. Dolapo Fasawe                       CLEARED
4. Bola Olumegbon                     CLEARED
5. Idris Aregbe                           CLEARED
6. Moruf Akinderu Fatai               CLEARED
7. Abisola Ruth Olusanya             CLEARED
8. Kayode Bolaji-Roberts             CLEARED
9. Abiola Olowu                          CLEARED
10. Toke Benson-Awoyinka          CLEARED
11. Oreoluwa Finnih- Awokoya     CLEARED
12. Yakub Adedayo Alebiosu        CLEARED
13. Lawal Pedro                          CLEARED
14. Tunbosun Alake                     CLEARED
15. Gbenga Oyerinde                   CLEARED
16. Adekunle Olayinka                 CLEARED
17. Jide Babatunde                      CLEARED
18. Afolabi Ayantayo                    CLEARED
19. Tokunbo Wahab                     CLEARED
20. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu           CLEARED
21. Jamiu Alli-Balogun                 CLEARED
22. Abdulkabir Ogungbo              CLEARED
23. Folashade Adefisayo              NOT CLEARED
24. Akin Abayomi                       NOT CLEARED
25. Yomi Oluyomi                       NOT CLEARED
26. Folashade Ambrose               NOT CLEARED
27. Barakat Bakare                     NOT CLEARED
28. Gbenga Omotosho                NOT CLEARED
29. Olalere Odusote                    NOT CLEARED
30. Rotimi Fashola                      NOT CLEARED
31. Bolaji Cecilia Dada                NOT CLEARED
32. Sam Egube                          NOT CLEARED
33. Olalekan Fatodu                   NOT CLEARED
34. Solape Hammond                 NOT CLEARED
35. Mosopefolu George               NOT CLEARED
36. Aramide Adeyoye                 NOT CLEARED
37. Seun Osiyemi                      NOT CLEARED
38. Rotimi Ogunwuyi                 NOT CLEARED
39. Olumide Oluyinka                NOT CLEARED

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