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Akinwunmi Ambode

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33: 474:, 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 452:
From 2006- 2012, Ambode was the accountant 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,
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Local Government, Lagos State. In 2001, he became acting Auditor General for Local Government, Lagos State, Nigeria. This position was confirmed by the State House of Assembly. In January 2005, Ambode was appointed the permanent secretary of the
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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.
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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 an average of 85% annually.
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In 2013, he founded the non-profit La Roche Leadership Foundation. Its recent goal is to install Nigerian and Lagos State flags in all government owned schools in
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General Hospital, into the family of Festus Akinwale Ambode and Christianah Oluleye Ambode. Akinwunmi Ambode is one of ten children of his father Festus Ambode.
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for Advanced Management Programme. Other institutions he attended for courses and programmes include
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Ambode ran for office of the Governor of Lagos State in April 2015 as a member of the
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network to improve the educational and living standards of the students.
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by just 150,000 votes. He began his tenure on 29 May 2015, succeeding
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From 1988 to 1991, Akinwunmi Ambode was the Assistant Treasurer,
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From 1974 to 1981, Ambode, attended Federal Government College,
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scholarship for the Hubert Humphries Fellowship Programme in
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from 2015 to 2019. He was a civil servant for 27 years and a
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He also has a master's degree in accounting from the
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Akinwunmi Ambode attended St. Jude's Primary School,
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Moreover, he attended the 1359:2019 Lagos State gubernatorial election 1354:2015 Lagos State gubernatorial election 830:"Brandsmiths Consulting Limited - Team" 714: 712: 532: 673: 654: 652: 540:Television, Channels (12 April 2015). 429:Local Government, Lagos State, as an 425:, Nigeria. In 1991, he was posted to 7: 583: 581: 403:John F. Kennedy School of Government 219:Harvard Kennedy School of Government 881:Ojo, Olawunmi (November 23, 2013). 784:Adasofunjo, Bolaji (14 June 2021). 300:. In October 2018, Ambode lost the 210:Institute of Management Development 37:An Oil Painting of Akinwunmi Ambode 594:, 2015-04-12. Accessed 2015-04-15. 566:Adeeyo, Adewale (1 October 2017). 470:Ambode is an active member of the 302:APC gubernatorial primary election 281:before running for public office. 64:29 May 2015 – 29 May 2019 14: 437:Local Government in later years. 347:. From 1981 to 1984, he attended 192:Federal Government College, Warri 522:List of governors of Lagos State 472:Federal Government College Warri 447:Lagos State Ministry of Finance 355:, graduating at the age of 21. 165: 1315:for Local Government (2000–02) 1023:Deputy Governor of Lagos State 383:Cranfield School of Management 206:Cranfield School of Management 1: 1446:Harvard Kennedy School alumni 1338:Lagos State Executive Council 512:Lagos State Executive Council 1041:Lagos State Attorney General 972:Statewide Elected Officials 500:Bolanle Patience Odukomaiya 1462: 1436:Lagos State civil servants 1406:University of Lagos alumni 269:; born 14 June 1963) is a 1292: 286:All Progressives Congress 273:politician who served as 244: 145:All Progressives Congress 104: 57: 42: 30: 1431:Governors of Lagos State 1144:Governors of Lagos State 1095:Assembly Minority Leader 1005:Governors of Lagos State 786:"Ambode: Humanist at 58" 631:"Ambode: Humanist at 58" 498:In 1991, Ambode married 362:, and he qualified as a 294:Peoples Democratic Party 1421:Lagos State politicians 1411:People from Lagos State 1297:Governor of Lagos State 482:Non-profit organisation 377:. 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Governor of Lagos State
Deputy
Oluranti Adebule
Babatunde Fashola
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Epe, Lagos State
All Progressives Congress
Bolanle Odukomaiya
Alma mater
University of Lagos
Wharton Business School
Cranfield School of Management
INSEAD
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Listen
Nigerian
governor of Lagos State
financial consultant
All Progressives Congress
Jimi Agbaje
Peoples Democratic Party
Babatunde Fashola
APC gubernatorial primary election
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Epe
Ebute Metta
Lagos State
Warri

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