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Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has appointed Olabowale Ademola (pictured) as the new head of service of the state.

This was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by Habib Aruna, chief press secretary to the governor.

“The new HOS was born on November 10, 1957. She had her primary education at Corona School, Yaba and Lagos University Staff School (1962 – 1968), after which she proceeded to Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos where she obtained her West African School Certificate and Higher School Certificate in 1973 and 1975 respectively,” the statement read.

“Thereafter, she was admitted to the University of Ibadan where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (Second Class Honours – Upper Division) in Economics in 1981.

“She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), with a bachelor’s of science degree in Economics and Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos and the Lagos Business School respectively.

“After several stints in the private sector, Mrs. Ademola joined the state water corporation as controller audit in 1995 before her transfer to the Mainstream Civil Service in 1999 where she rose to become permanent secretary in 2010.”

Ademola, who was the permanent secretary in the state civil service pensions office, is the 19th  head of service in Lagos.

Folashade Jaji, the immediate past HOS reited last week.