Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday announced Engr. Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins as the new Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development.
His appointment followed the resignation of Idris Salako, who tendered his resignation letter from the position on Monday, September 5.
Salako resigned as the state’s Physical Planning and Urban Development Commissioner a day after a seven-storey building collapsed on Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru Road, Oniru Estate, Victoria Island, area of the state, leaving six persons dead.
Until this appointment, Bamgbose-Martins was the Commissioner for Special Duties.
His new position was made public on Wednesday by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Wednesday..
Omotoso said, “This is to inform the general public that Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Engr. Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins as the new Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development.
“He is replacing Dr. Idris Salako who resigned his appointment recently.
“The appointed commissioner is coming with a wealth of experience as a former Commissioner of Special Duties, a technocrat you can rely on.”