Olalekan Fatodu is a

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journalist, public relations expert and development practitioner. He is the current Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC). Lekan previously served as the Senior Special Assistant on

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(SDGs) to the

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Lagos State Lagos State (, ) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West, Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, Nigerian states, Lagos is the second List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state but the List of Nigerian states by area, smallest ...

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 ...

from 2020 to 2023.

Early life and education

Lekan was born and bred in

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 ...

, a state in the south-west geopolitical zone of

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. He had his primary, secondary and tertiary education in Lagos, where he earned a

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degree in Mass Communication from the

University of Lagos The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a Public university, public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the education in Nigeria#First generation universities, first generation universities in ...

. Shortly afterward, he proceeded to the United Kingdom where he earned a

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in Diplomatic Studies from the

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. Lekan is a

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certified project management practitioner.

Professional career and Public office

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu appointed Lekan Fatodu as the Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission on 2 February 2024. A move aimed at repositioning the sports sector in the state and unlocking the inherent talents of its vibrant population for economic growth and development. Before assuming the position of Director General at the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan held the esteemed role of Senior Special Assistant on

(SDG's) to the

. Preceding this, he demonstrated versatility by concurrently serving as the publisher of Checkout Magazine, a publication focusing on business and development, and as the lead consultant at Leeman Communication - a Nigeria-based firm specializing in development and strategic communications.

References

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