The Lagos State House of Assembly rejected, once again, the nomination of former Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Sam Egube, his Energy counterpart, Engr Olalere Odusote, and one other as members of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet.
This move has stalled the inauguration of Lagos State cabinet on Thursday. However, the lawmakers confirmed Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, former Commissioner for Information and Strategy; Prof Akin Abayomi, former Commissioner for Health; Sola Giwa and 13 others out of the 18 fresh nominees submitted to the house by Sanwo-Olu.
Egube and Odusote were rejected for second term during the confirmation of the second list of the 18 nominees presented by Governor Sanwo-Olu to the assembly.
A new nominee, Tolani Akibu was also rejected by the House.
Earlier, the Lagos State House of Assembly rejected 17 of the 39 cabinet nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening and approval, while 22 were confirmed.
Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the initial sitting, said the confirmation followed meticulous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad hoc committee led by the Chief Whip of the House, Fatai Mojeed.
The third of the rejected nominees, Tolani Akibu was later cleared.
