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The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), under the leadership of its Executive Chairman, Dr. Hakeem Shittu, has approved the appointment of three Education Secretaries in Ikorodu, Agege, and Alimosho Local Government Education Authorities to further strengthen the effective implementation of education policies at the grassroots level.
The appointments were ratified at the Second Statutory Board Meeting of the Board in the year, held at the LASUBEB Headquarters.
The appointees are Ikorodu: Mr. Taiwo Abiodun Odumbo; Alimosho: Dr. Aminat Olawunmi Ige and Agege; Mrs. Janet Bashorun-Olokodana.
Mr Taiwo Odumbo who has turned around the LGEA Ikorodu Local Government, was appointed June 2025, after the approval of the six Council Chairmen in Ikorodu Division and massive support of the political leadership and stakeholders.
Speaking on the development, Dr. Shittu described the appointments as a strategic move aimed at reinforcing administrative efficiency, enhancing school supervision, and ensuring that government policies are translated into measurable outcomes across the Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs).
He emphasised that strong leadership at the grassroots is critical to delivering quality basic education driven by technology in line with the third pillar of the State Government’s T.H.E.M.E.S+ Agenda.
One of the newly appointed education secretaries, Mr. Taiwo Odumbo, Education Secretary, Ikorodu LGEA, while highlighting the expected roles of the appointees, stated that as the eyes of the Board at the grassroots, Education Secretaries are expected to provide professional leadership, coordinate educational activities, and ensure strict compliance with approved standards and guidelines in public primary schools across the state.
The appointments take immediate effect.
