Sanwo-Olu sworn in, becomes Governor of Lagos State

Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially been sworn-in as the next governor of Lagos State.

He took the oath of office moments ago as conducted by the Chief Judge of the State with his family members standing by his side.

Obafemi Hamzat was also sworn in as the deputy governor of Lagos State.

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ABOUT BABAJIDE SANWOOLU (BIOGRAPHY)

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born June 25, 1965) is a Politician from Lagos State and the 2019 Lagos State gubernatorial election candidate for All Progressives Congress who contested and won the gubernatorial primaries under the All Progressives Congress against outgone governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in October 2018.

He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, as well as the London Business School, Lagos Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior to his gubernatorial ambition, he was the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos State Property Development Commission (LSPDC).

Sanwo-Olu has a BSc in Surveying and an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the London Business School and the Lagos Business School.

He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Training and Development (NITAD).

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu was the treasurer at former Lead Merchant Bank from 1994 to 1997 after which he moved to the United Bank for Africa as the head of foreign money market. He then proceeded to First Inland Bank, Plc (now First City Monument Bank) as a deputy general manager and divisional head. He was the chairman of Baywatch Group Limited and First Class Group Limited. He is a board member of the Department for International Development (DFID/DEEPEN) Fund and Audit Committee of Caverton Offshore Services Group, PLC.

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu began his political career in 2003, when he was appointed a Special Adviser on Corporate Matters to the then deputy governor of Lagos State, Femi Pedro. He was later made the acting Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget until 2007, when he became the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry by then Governor, Bola Tinubu. After the General Elections of 2007, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu was appointed Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions by Governor Babatunde Fashola. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu was made Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) by the then Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in 2016.

Some of his notable public sector achievements include the supervision of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) privatization projects.He set up and was the Pioneer Board Chairman of Lagos Security Trust Fund. The LAGBUS System and the Control & Command Centre in Alausa were subsequently established under his directives.

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has obtained a variety of awards in his career, some of which include:

• Platinum award from the Lagos State Public Service Club.
• 2009 Best in Human Capital Development award from the Industrial Training Fund (ITF).
• Merit award from the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria.
• Merit award from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management in Nigeria (CIPMN).
• Merit Award from the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN).
• LSDPC Impactful Leadership and Recognition Award

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu is married with children to Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu.