Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reappointed two media aides – Jubril Gawat and Wale Ajetunmobi.
The duo’s appointments were approved by the governor in separate letters to them, signed by the Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola.
According to the HoS, the two appointments take immediate effect.
A celebrity digital media influencer and strategist, Gawat served as the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media during Sanwo-Olu’s first term. He returned to the senior role.
Ajetunmobi, a versatile and decorated reporter with The Nation newspaper, had initially served during the Governor’s first tenure as Special Assistant on Media (Print).
Sanwo-Olu reappointed Ajetunmobi to the position of Senior Special Assistant on Press (Print Media).
In the letters confirming the development, Muri-Okunola noted that the reappointment demonstrated the Governor’s high-level confidence and trust in the appointed media aides.
“In reappointing you, the state government expects you to demonstrate a high level of dedication, diligence and selflessness in the discharge of your duties to justify the confidence and trust reposed in you”, the HOS said.