The Executive Council of Lagos State (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-m ...
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 the ...
.
It consists of the
Deputy Governor,
Secretary to the State Government
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) is an official in the state governments of Nigeria's 36 states and second executive official after the Deputy Governor of every State. The individual who holds the office is usually appointed by the Stat ...
,
Chief of Staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supportin ...
, 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.
Present cabinet 2023 till date
Past cabinet (2019-2023)
The past Executive Council was serving under the
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1965) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Lagos State since 2019.
Sanwo-Olu became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after winning the APC gubernatoria ...
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 the ...
on 29 May 2019. In the months after the inauguration, Sanwo-Olu nominated various members of the Executive Council, mostly in batches on 15 July and 13 August. On 18 January 2020, a small
reshuffle 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, Lagos State House of Assembly, legislative and Lagos State Judiciary, Judiciary.
The go ...
References
External links
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Lagos
Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...
Lagos State