The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Mrs Temitope George, the Lead Partner/Energy, Infrastructure and Policy Counsel at Adegbola-George & Co as the Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
According to a memo issued and signed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Bode Agoro, on Tuesday, the appointment of George is subject to confirmation by the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The statement reads in part: “It is hereby notified for general information that Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, has approved the nomination of Mrs Temitope George for appointment as the Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission, subject to confirmation by the Lagos State House of Assembly.
“This appointment would take effect upon her confirmation by the Lagos State House of Assembly.”
Mrs Temitope George is an accomplished legal, regulatory and governance executive with over 20 years’ experience advising Governments, multinationals, and development institutions across infrastructure, energy, construction and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).
She has demonstrated leadership in structuring large scale infrastructure projects, securing regulatory approvals, negotiating complex commercial contracts and ensuring organisational compliance with national and international governance standards.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
