The race to the coveted Alausa's office seat has begun and all seems set. Unlike APC, Ade Dosunmu and Musiliu Obanikoro look like the only candidates for PDP. Before the 2 parties hold their respective primaries, how well do you know your aspirants? Below are some of the names we're already seeing on the billboards:

Ade Dosunmu PDP

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro PDP

Jimi Agbaje PDP

Dr. Tokunbo Kadiri APC

Dr. Femi Hamzat APC

Senator Ganiyu Solomon APC

Akinwunmi Ambode (FCA) APC

Olasupo Shasore (SAN) APC

Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji APC

Who is your candidate? Do you see him surpassing his predecessor? Who does the cap fit? Waiting for sentimental responses. Also going to get more details... Their biography and data coming soon..

hit like for Ambode

hit like for Jimi Agbaje

hit the like button for GOS

hit like. for Obanikoro

Which party is ACN again? Na the newest party in Nigeria be that?

Remove all the PDP goons in your list any candidate that picked the APC ticket is as good as the next governor of Lagos state.

I'm rooting for my homeboy GOS though at least make an ikorodu son too reach there but also comfy with Ambode based on his excellent role in turning the IGR profile of Lagos state into an envy of other states and countries within the region.

pendy79:
Which party is ACN again? Na the newest party in Nigeria be that?

Remove all the PDP goons in your list any candidate that picked the APC ticket is as good as the next governor of Lagos state.

I'm rooting for my homeboy GOS though at least make an ikorodu son too reach there but also comfy with Ambode based on his excellent role in turning the IGR profile of Lagos state into an envy of other states and countries within the region.

Thnks for d observation!

pendy79:
Which party is ACN again? Na the newest party in Nigeria be that?

Remove all the PDP goons in your list any candidate that picked the APC ticket is as good as the next governor of Lagos state.

I'm rooting for my homeboy GOS though at least make an ikorodu son too reach there but also comfy with Ambode based on his excellent role in turning the IGR profile of Lagos state into an envy of other states and countries within the region.

APC propangada. which one is are you choosing. Ikorodu or Epe

LOL Ambode an Ijebu name

Akinwunmi Ambode



Introduction

Akinwunmi Ambode (born June 14, 1963) is an accountant, an administrator and a public finance management expert. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Brandsmiths Consulting Limited – a firm that specializes in public sector finance management. Ambode was formerly the Accountant-General of Lagos State, Nigeria, and held many sensitive financial positions in the Lagos State government in a 27-year career in the Lagos State Civil Service. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management. He is the founder of La Roche Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on developing the next generation of leaders. He is married to Bolanle Patience Ambode (nee Odukomaiya) and they are blessed with children.

Early life and education

Akinwunmi was born on June 14, 1963 at the Epe General Hospital, Epe, Lagos, as the sixth of ten children. His late father, Festus Akinwale Ambode was a teacher while his mother, Christianah Oluleye Ambode (nee Oresanya) was an entrepreneur who ran a thriving sewing business in her prime. In 1967, when Akin was still four years old, his father moved to the mainland part of Lagos with the family and continued his teaching career until his death in 1981. Akinwunmi Ambode began his education at St. Jude’s Primary School, Ebutte Meta, Lagos, Nigeria in 1969. In 1974, while still in Primary 5, he sat for the National Common Entrance Examinations and was admitted to Federal Government College, Warri in the same year.

Ambode spent 7 years in Warri, where he completed his Ordinary and Advanced Levels and had the distinction of achieving the second best result in all of West Africa in the Higher School Certificate Examinations in 1981. He was on the school’s Hockey and Cricket teams and was part of the then Bendel State Cricket team while still a student.

Ambode proceeded to University of Lagos where he studied Accounting, graduating at the age of 21 in 1984. He completed his mandatory[National Youth Service Corps year serving with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State, where he started his relationship with the Public Service.

Civil service career

After his NYSC year, Ambode commenced his career at the Lagos State Waste Disposal Board (now LAWMA) as Accountant Grade II. He enrolled for Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) exams and at the same time was awarded a Federal Government Scholarship to pursue a Masters Degree in Accounting at the University of Lagos. By the time he was 24, Ambode had qualified as a Chartered Accountant and had completed his Masters Degree programme in Accounting, specializing in Financial Management.

His career was fast-tracked and in 1988, Akinwunmi Ambode was appointed the Assistant Treasurer, Badagry Local Government. In 1991, he was posted to Shomolu Local Government as Auditor. He was later deployed to Alimosho Local Government as Council Treasurer. Ambode was posted back to Shomolu as Council Treasurer and later on to Mushin Local Government as Council Treasurer. He criss-crossed many Local Government Councils in different roles in a 10-year period and got a first-hand experience of the direct impact of governance on the citizenry.

In 1998, Ambode was awarded the US Fulbright Scholarship for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program, in Boston University, Massachusetts, USA. His Fellowship Year was spent studying Public Leadership with emphasis on Finance and Accounting. During this programme Ambode had professional internships at The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Cabinet Office of Administration and Finance (Governor’s Office), City of Boston Treasury Office as well as with the World Bank and IMF.

On his return from the programme, Ambode became acting AuditorGeneral for Local Government. This position was confirmed by the State House of Assembly in 2001.

In January 2005, Ambode was redeployed to mainstream public service as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance. By February 2006, Ambode was given the added responsibility ofaccountant general for Lagos State, in charge of all the financial activities of the state and directly responsible for over 1400 accountants in the state service. Under his watch, the State Treasury Office (STO) revolutionized the way Lagos State finances were raised, budgeted, managed and planned. In his six years as the Lagos State accountant general, the state's financial performance improved visibly with the budget performing at a remarkable average of 85% annually. Ambode believes that "public financial management is about ensuring that public money is well spent and it is made to stretch as far as possible. It provides leaders and public-sector managers with information to make decisions and to know if they are using resources effectively.

Social engagement

Ambode is a very active member of the Federal Government College, Warri Old Students Association (FEGOCOWOSA) and is credited with revitalizing the Lagos branch of the Association. Ambode was a two-time chairman of the Lagos State Branch, and, until recently, was the National President of the Association, a position he held for three years. In those three years, he executed key projects in the school in conjunction with the alumni network to improve the educational and living standards of the students.

The public finance consultant

After 27 years in the civil service, Ambode voluntarily retired in August 2012. He founded Brandsmiths Consulting Limited to provide Public Finance and Management Consulting services to government at all levels, its parastatals and agencies. Brandsmiths, in collaboration withPrice Waterhouse Coopers, has trained government accountants and finance personnel to prepare them for the cut-over to the International Public Sector Accounting System (IPSAS) which is to become effective in 2015.

Community service

His belief in mentoring and passion for passing on leadership skills gave birth to La Roche Leadership Foundation, which he founded in 2012. This is a non-profit organization that has a mandate to develop the educational and leadership skills of young Nigerians, to inculcate in them leadership values as a way of grooming future leaders in all spheres of life. La Roche is presently spearheading an initiative, ‘The Flags Project’, to install Nigerian and Lagos State flags in all government owned schools in Lagos State. The Foundation has also donated tools to technical colleges to support training of artisans.

aljharem:


APC propangada. which one is are you choosing. Ikorodu or Epe

LOL Ambode an Ijebu name

I hope you're in your right element and do not lack comprehension skills at all.

Wetin concern me with where Ambode is from. Shekarau is not from Kano but led Kano for 8years.

I said my homeboy GOS how does that refer to Ambode?

Dr. Ade Dosunmu

Dr Ade Dosunmu was born 49years ago in Isale Eko to the famous Dosunmu family of Lagos. He had his Primary education at Surulere Baptist School and attended Jibril Martins Memorial Grammar School Lagos for his Secondary and Higher School certificate education. After successfully completing his Higher School Certificate Examination (HSC), he proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he graduated with B.Sc (Hons) degree in Sociology. He also obtained a Masters degree (M.Sc) in Industrial Sociology from University of Lagos and later proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D) in Public Administration. He is an expert on Public policy.

He started his career as a Productivity/Research Officer with the National Productivity Center a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Employment Labour and Productivity. He rose to the position of Senior Research Officer between 1988 - 1994 before joining the service of Lagos Building Investment Company Limited as Deputy Manager(Administration). Between 1994-2002 he rose to the position of Assistant General Manager(Administration and Corporate Planning) where he had full responsibilities for General Administration, Human Resources management and Corporate Planning. He joined the Nigeria Ports Authority as Assistant General Manager (Superannuation and Investment) where he was responsible for the coordination of both the Pension Portfolio and Investment of pension funds. A position he held till August 2006 when he was appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria as Executive Director, (Finance & Administration) in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). In that capacity, he was responsible for the Financial Management, General Administration, Corporate Services and Research functions of the Agency.
Following the exemplary manner with which he discharged his duties as Executive Director, by May 2007, Dr. Ade Dosunmu was appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the exalted position of Director General/Chief Executive officer of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), a position he held till July 2009. As the Director General of the Apex Maritime Safety Regulatory Agency in Nigeria he doubled as the Alternate Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the International Seabed Authority, Kingston, Jamaica. During his tenure in NIMASA, he was Chairman of the Technical Committee on Nigeria’s re-election and instrumental to Nigeria’s election into the Council of International Maritime Organization (IMO). He represented Nigeria on the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and that of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Geneva.

Dr. Dosunmu lectures Public Policy at the University of Lagos and has served as Resource Person to the Association of African Development Finance Institute (AADFI) Cote d’Ivoire (1998 – 2000) Council Member, Association of Nigeria Development Finance Institutions. (ANDFI) (1997 – 2001) Member, Development Committee of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (1997 – 2001) Secretary, Lagos State Inter-ministerial Committee for National Productivity day Celebration and Director, Leasing Company of Nigeria (LECON), a subsidiary of Bank of Industry (BOI)
A Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria, Fellow, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and fellow of the Certified Institute of Shipping, full Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), an Associate member of Nigerian Institute of Training & Development (NITAD) and Nigeria Institute of Management. Dr. Dosunmu has attended many Courses, Seminars and Workshops both local and international among which are Anatomy of shipping at Cambridge Academy of Transport, Cambridge University, UK, Finance for Non Finance Managers at WITS Business School, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Pension Reform Course, organized by Crown Agents in London and many others. He also presented papers at several local and international fora.

In recognition of his numerous strides, he has received many Awards and Honours, some of which are Gold Merit Award for the Best Maritime Administrator of the Year 2008, Maritime Personality of the Year 2008, Maritime Chief Executive of the Year 2008, Exemplary Contribution to Maritime Pollution Control and Sustainable Development of Nigerian Eco System 2007, Outstanding Public Service Entrepreneur 2007, Exemplary Leadership Award 2007. ICON of Youth Development in Nigeria.He was recently honoured for his contributions to National Development by the President Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan with the prestigious National honour of the Member of the Oder of the Niger (MON). Dr. Dosunmu is the first Chief Executive of any Maritime Agency to be so honoured. He has six (6) publications to his credit. He's happily married to Mrs. Funmi Dosunmu and they are blessed with children.

pendy79:


I hope you're in your right element and do not lack comprehension skills at all.

Wetin concern me with where Ambode is from. Shekarau is not from Kano but led Kano for 8years.

I said my homeboy GOS how does that refer to Ambode?

To read and comprehend is a problem for many of them

aljharem:


APC propangada. which one is are you choosing. Ikorodu or Epe

LOL Ambode an Ijebu name

It is people like you that have strengthened my resolve and the resolve of so many of my friends to vote for this man because all his enemies /opponents like you have not been able to give me one sensible reason why you claim he is not qualified to govern Lagos other than bandying a phony JAMB form that has been circulating online.Even if JAMB comes out to authenticate your phony form,that will still amount to nothing as the man has met all the requirements in the Nigerian constitution to aspire to the highest office in a particular state.So indirectly,you and your allies are actually building up public sympathy and goodwill for this man,because so many Lagosians,who were born in Lagos but their ancestors were from other areas,see Ambode as their flag bearer,torch bearer etc,who knows,if they too decide to aspire to one office tomorrow,one ignorant person will not start shouting up and down that they are not qualified that they were only born in Lagos more than 50 years ago and that they have only worked and paid their taxes in Lagos for only about 50 years.Imagine the nonsense

So Ambode is from EPE

Period

Ambode all the wayyyyyy

Come to think of it,are there any other serious aspirants thereAll I hear is scattered noise by their fans/supporters on nairaland and other online forums but nothing from the other so-called aspirants

Ambode ni oo Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko

I am yet to hear anything fantastic from any of the aspirants. Its early days though.

pendy79:
Which party is ACN again? Na the newest party in Nigeria be that?

Remove all the PDP goons in your list any candidate that picked the APC ticket is as good as the next governor of Lagos state.

I'm rooting for my homeboy GOS though at least make an ikorodu son too reach there but also comfy with Ambode based on his excellent role in turning the IGR profile of Lagos state into an envy of other states and countries within the region.

Bros make your homeboy go rest, GOS no get mouth. The party have tried for him na. 4years Rep, 8years Senate, haba! We are rooting for Akin Ambode, the one that the Kabyesis have annointed. We need a fresh face in government house, and I believe he will eclipse Fashola's achievement in his first term. As for PDP, they stand no chance.

Jimi Agbaje for sure!

these guys rooting for ambode because tinubu says so,if tinubu decides to support someone else at the last minute lets say hamzat you all will now start shouting hamzat because tinubu says so abi?

Ambode got my vote anytime anyday

asha80:
these guys rooting for ambode because tinubu says so,if tinubu decides to support someone else at the last minute lets say hamzat you all will now start shouting hamzat because tinubu says so abi?

Must you always allege? So we can't choose our candidate again? Well I like the man personally largely due to what I've read about him and how I've monitored his campaign.I don't know him on a personal level, but then again I don't even know any of them personally so I had to follow up their electioneering exercise through the media channels and Ambode has impressed me

TexasR:

Must you always allege? So we can't choose our candidate again? Well I like the man personally largely due to what I've read about him and how I've monitored his campaign.I don't know him on a personal level, but then again I don't even know any of them personally so I had to follow up their electioneering exercise through the media channels and Ambode has impressed me

I agree.Everybody deserves a fair chance

The Ambode guy looks ok,I think he is better than the rest