Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Olajuwon Akinyemi as the acting Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, replacing Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, PUNCH Online has learnt.\n<\/p>\n
The appointment is part of a thorough reorganisation of the agency, which also involves the appointment of Dr Tijani Olorunwa as acting Director of Operations, while Mr Kunle Adebiyi retains his position as Executive Director, Finance.\n<\/p>\n
A source within LAWMA, who preferred to stay anonymous told our correspondent on Tuesday that in the latest development, the governor approved a comprehensive overhaul of the authority, including the redeployment of senior officers to other arms of the Lagos State public service.\n<\/p>\n
The source said the exercise was intended to improve the waste crisis positing havoc to health of residents in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo improve service delivery and support sustainable organic organisational growth, Governor Sanwo-Olu has ordered the total reorganisation, mass transfer and overhauling of LAWMA leadership.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has appointed Hon. Olajuwon Mautin Akinyemi as Acting Managing Director of LAWMA and Dr. Tijani Olorunwa as Acting Director of Operations, while Mr. Kunle Adebiyi remains Executive Director, Finance.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecifically, the governor odered the redeployment of officers on Salary Grade Levels 13\u201317 to the mainstream Civil Service, Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas,\u201d the source explained.<\/p>\n
He, however, said that officers in LAWMA\u2019s Legal Department are exempted from the redeployment to prevent disruptions to ongoing legal matters and concession agreements.<\/p>\n
The source added that the heads of Landfill Operations, LAWMA Operations and Private Sector Participation Operations have been exempted from the exercise for an initial period of 90 days to allow the new management to stabilise the authority and ensure continuity of operations.\n<\/p>\n
When contacted on the telephone on Tuesday,
the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed Akinyemi\u2019s appointment.\n<\/p>\n
The commissioner explained that Akinyemi was appointed to take over the agency in acting capacity with immediate effect.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Olajuwon Akinyemi has been told to assume office as the acting MD of LAWMA with immediate effect in the major shake-up of the agency,\u201d Omotosho simply said.\n<\/p>\n
The latest development provides further details on the leadership changes at LAWMA following PUNCH Online\u2019s earlier exclusive report on the planned replacement of the agency\u2019s Managing Director.\n<\/p>\n
PUNCH Online reported that the governor ordered Gbadegesin to resign over the heaps of refuse littering major roads, residential areas and drainage channels across the state<\/p>\n