The Lagos State Executive Council (informally, the Cabinet of Lagos State) is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the
Government of Lagos State Lagos State Government is the government of Lagos State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries.
The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary.
The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker ...
headed by the
Governor of Lagos State
The governor of Lagos State is the head of government of Lagos State in Nigeria.
The governor leads the executive branch of the Lagos State Government.
This position places its holder in leadership of the state with command authority over th ...
. It consists of the
Deputy Governor,
Secretary to the State Government,
Chief of Staff, Commissioners who preside over
ministerial departments, and the Governor's special aides.
Functions
The Executive Council exists to advise and direct the Governor. Their appointment as members of the Executive Council gives them the authority to execute power over their fields.
Current cabinet
The current Executive Council is serving under the
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1968) is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial p ...
administration who took office as the
15th Governor of Lagos State
The governor of Lagos State is the head of government of Lagos State in Nigeria.
The governor leads the executive branch of the Lagos State Government.
This position places its holder in leadership of the state with command authority over th ...
on 29 May 2019. In the months after the inauguration, Sanwo-Olu nominated various members of the Executive Council, mostly in batches on July 15 and August 13. On January 18, 2020, a small
reshuffle
A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet, or when the Head of State changes the head of government and a number of ministers. They are more common in parli ...
was conducted which moved three Commissioners to new roles, moved two Special Advisers to become Commissioners, and appointed three new Commissioners.
See also
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Lagos State Government Lagos State Government is the government of Lagos State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries.
The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary.
The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker ...
References
External links
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{{Nigerian executive councils
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...
Lagos State