Lagos: Sanwo-Olu Appoint Agoro as Head of Service

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Shuaheeb Olabode Agoro as the 22nd Head of Service (HoS) with effect from September 30, 2023.

Agoro succeeds Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who was recently appointed as the Principal Secretary to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The outgoing Head of Service (HoS), Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the 21st Head of Service in Lagos State, made this known in a statement released to newsmen, stating that Agoro’s appointment would, however, take effect on September 30th, 2023.

Muri-Okunola’s voluntary resignation from the civil service will be effective on September 29, 2023.

Muri-Okunola mentioned that Agoro joined the Lagos State Public Service on July 1, 2003, and became a Permanent Secretary on August 3, 2015. He added that until his new appointment, Agoro was serving as the Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau.

Muri-Okunola urged all public servants in the state to extend the necessary support to the newly appointed Head of Service to build upon the achievements of his predecessors while wishing his successor a rewarding and successful tenure of office.