Lagos Appoints SLGs, Supervisors For 57 Local Councils

Gov. Ambode

…Set To Appoint Heads of Boards, Parastatals

The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced the appointment of Secretaries to the Local Governments (SLGs) and Supervisors for the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the State.

Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tunji Bello in a statement, said the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, authorised the release of the newly appointed SLGs and Supervisors, in line with the provisions of the Lagos Local Government Administration Law and the Guidelines for Administrative Procedures for Local Government.

He said the appointment of the SLGs and Supervisors will aid the councils to hit the ground running to further deepen democratic values and culture at the grassroots in line with the present administration’s policy thrust of community-based governance and government of inclusion.

The SSG also assured Lagosians that all the Boards of the State Government Agencies and Parastatals would soon be constituted.

He expressed optimism that the constitution of the Boards would further strengthen the present administration’s capacity to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of Lagos State.