{"id":26185,"date":"2026-03-13T19:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=26185"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:12:50","slug":"alawaye-takes-oath-as-mosan-okunola-lcda-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=26185","title":{"rendered":"Alawaye Takes Oath as Mosan-Okunola LCDA Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The Executive Chairman of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area (LCDA), <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Akindele Adunni Opeyemi<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, on Wednesday swore in seasoned administrator, financial expert and philanthropist, Alawaye AbdulHameed Ayodele, as the new Secretary to the Local Government (SLG).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The swearing-in followed a surprise announcement by the chairman during the council\u2019s 2026 Interfaith Ramadan\/Lenten Welfare Programme themed \u201cUnity and Love Amongst All,\u201d held at the LCDA secretariat hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The event was attended by the Vice Chairman, Hon. Akintola Falade; members of the legislative arm of the LCDA led by the council leader, Hon. Tosin Afuwape SNR; members of the management staff led by the Council Manager, Pastor Joseph Abiodun; party leaders from the five wards in the LCDA; religious and traditional leaders; representatives of Community Development Committees (CDC) and Community Development Associations (CDA); People Living with Disabilities (PLWD), among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Midway into her remarks, shortly after lectures were delivered by Chief Imam Shuaib Aminullahi Okandeji and Rev. Duro Olaniyan, the chairman made the unexpected announcement that the lanky, grey-bearded philanthropist, popularly known as Triple A, would be sworn in as the Secretary to the Local Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Alawaye, who was seated on the high table, appeared visibly surprised when the announcement was made, momentarily looking around in amazement before rising to acknowledge the applause that followed from the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Speaking at the event, Hon. Akindele explained that Alawaye\u2019s appointment was informed by his commitment and humble disposition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cI didn\u2019t plan this earlier, but we are swearing in our Secretary to the Local Government (SLG), and the person we have chosen is Alawaye,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cHe is a party man, a giver, and he understands the nitty-gritty of politics as far as Mosan-Okunola LCDA is concerned. Therefore, there is no better person for the SLG position than him, and that is why he has been chosen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The chairman also urged career officers in the LCDA to cooperate with the new SLG to ensure effective and seamless administration of the council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Alawaye AbdulHameed Ayodele is a seasoned administrator, financial expert and grassroots politician from Alimosho area of Lagos State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">He began his public service career in 2004 when he was employed into the Lagos State Public Service as an Executive Officer on Grade Level 08.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">While in service, he continued to develop his professional capacity, obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance from <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Lagos State University<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Ladoke Akintola University of Technology<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">He is also a member of the <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Association of National Accountants of Nigeria<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> and the <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">His experience in financial management and governance later earned him an appointment as Senior Special Assistant to the Chairman of <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Oriade Local Council Development Area<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> on Finance and Budget Matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">After years of meritorious service, he voluntarily retired from the civil service to focus fully on politics and grassroots development, where he continues to advocate transparency, accountability and people-centred leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Chairman of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Akindele Adunni Opeyemi, on Wednesday swore in seasoned administrator, financial expert and philanthropist, Alawaye AbdulHameed Ayodele, as the new Secretary to the Local Government (SLG).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11482,2934,11483,11484,4129],"class_list":["post-26185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-alawaye","tag-mosan-okunola-lcda","tag-oath","tag-secretary","tag-slg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26189,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26185\/revisions\/26189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}