Sanwo-Olu Reappoints Gawat, Ajetunmobi as Senior Special Assistants

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reappointed two media aides, Jubril Gawat and Wale Ajetunmobi as senior special assistants. 

The duo’s appointments were approved by the governor in separate letters to them and signed by the Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. According to the HOS, the two appointments take immediate effect. 

Gawat, a celebrity digital media influencer and strategist, served as the governor’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media during Sanwo-Olu’s first term. He returned to the senior role. 

Ajetunmobi, a versatile and decorated reporter with The Nation newspaper, had initially served during the Governor’s first tenure as Special Assistant on Media (Print). Sanwo-Olu reappointed Ajetunmobi to the position of Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Press (Print Media). 

In the letters confirming the development, Muri-Okunola noted that the reappointment demonstrated the Governor’s high-level confidence and trust in the appointed media aides. 

“In reappointing you, the State Government expects you to demonstrate a high level of dedication, diligence and selflessness in the discharge of your duties to justify the confidence and trust reposed in you,” the HOS said.