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Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has nominated Ayodele Subair as the new chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS).

In a letter to the house of assembly, Ambode said following the retirement of Folarin Ogunsanwo, who held the post since September 2015, it became expedient to seek a suitable replacement in view of the vital position of the LIRS towards its revenue generation drive.

Subair, who was born on May 21, 1960, holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the Metropolitan University of Manchester, United Kingdom and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Lagos.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), member of both the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN).

Subair has over 34 years working experience, which started with the Price WaterHouse Chartered Accountants, before venturing into private practice in 1987 with the Hamzat Subair and Co. Chartered Accountants where he is the managing partner.

He was the pioneer director of Lagos State Lotteries Board and has worked with various international agencies such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

​​Ambode has also approved the appointment of Abiodun Dabiri as the new managing director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA).

Born on January 2, 1964, Dabiri holds a bachelor of science and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the University of Lagos.

He is a registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (CIPSMN).

Dabiri joined LAMATA in 2008 and was until his appointment the head of procurement/operational contract manager for the agency.