Sanwo-Olu appoints new CEO for Lagos AIDS control agency

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Dr. Folakemi Animashaun as the new Chief Executive Officer of the state’s AIDS control agency.

The state’s Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, confirmed the appointment in a statement posted on the government’s verified X platform, formerly Twitter, on Sunday night.

The appointment, according to Agoro, took effect on October 30.

He said the appointment was in recognition of Animashaun’s track record as a medical doctor, technocrat, and public servant with an impressive delivery of technical and practical medical services in the state civil service.

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The statement read: “The state government expects the new Chief Executive Officer to demonstrate a high level of dedication, diligence, and selflessness in the discharge of her duties to justify the confidence and trust reposed in her by Mr. Governor.

“Dr. Animashaun has a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State.

“She later earned a Master’s in Public Health with merit at the University of Essex, United Kingdom.

“She was also awarded an MBA with distinction from the University of Chichester Top-up London Graduate School, United Kingdom, and a Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management at the Metropolitan School of Business Management, United Kingdom, with a series of Diploma Certificates from prestigious institutions.”

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