Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has appointed new heads of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Authority (LASIMRA) and the Water Regulatory Board.
The appointments were contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello and made available to newsmen, on Thursday.
According to the statement, spokesman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Joe Igbokwe, who until now was the General Manager of LASIMRA, was appointed as the Chairman of Wharf Landing Fee Collecting Authority.
Mr. Fouad Alade Oki is the new Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, the agency saddled with the responsibility of safety regulations and enforcement in the state.
The governor also appointed Chief Funso Oyekola Ologunde as the Chairman and Mr. Jide Odekunle as the new General Manager of LASIMRA.
Also appointed was Mr Ahmed Kabir Abdullahi as the Executive Secretary of the Water Regulatory Board.
The appointments, according to the statement, take immediate effect.