Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe

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Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe
Lagos State Head of Service
In office
May 2010 – October 2013
Preceded byYakub Abiodun Balogun
Succeeded byJosephine Oluseyi Williams
Personal details
Born (1953-10-16) 16 October 1953 (age 70)
Igbogbo, Lagos State, Nigeria
Political partyNon-partisian

Adesegun Olusola OgunleweListen (born 16 October 1953) is a Nigerian Public administrator, technocrat and former Lagos State Head of Service.[1]

Early life[edit]

Ogunlewe was born on October 16, 1953, at Igbogbo, a city in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. He had his elementary education at United African Methodist Church Primary School, Igbogbo before he proceeded to Oriwu College, Ikorodu, Lagos State where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1969.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1978 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public administration.[3]

Civil service[edit]

He joined the Lagos State Civil Service in 1979 as administrative officer after he completed his university education.[4] In May 2010, he was appointed as Head of Service to succeed Balogun Yakub Abiodun.[5] He retired from the civil service in October 2013 and was succeeded by Josephine Oluseyi Williams, whose appointment was confirmed in the same month by Babatunde Fashola, the Executive Governor of Lagos State.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Doctors' face-off with Lagos govt, most challenging Ogunlewe, ex-HoS". Vanguard News.
  2. ^ "Bulwark Vault - Safes Deposits in Lagos, Nigeria". bulwarkvault.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05.
  3. ^ "Ogunlewe's Brother Becomes New Lagos Head of Service". TheNigerianVoice.
  4. ^ "How to pursue a successful career in public service – retired Lagos HoS". DAAR Communications. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  5. ^ "Lagos HOS advocates women equality". Vanguard News.
  6. ^ "Williams succeeds Ogunlewe as Lagos Head of service". The Gazelle News.