I believe in continuity and Akinwunmi Ambode is the man for the job. Taking Lagos to the next level

Introduction

Akinwunmi Ambode (born June 14, 1963) is an accountant, an administrator and a public finance management expert. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Brandsmiths Consulting Limited – a firm that specializes in public sector finance management. Ambode was formerly the Accountant-General of Lagos State, Nigeria, and held many sensitive financial positions in the Lagos State government in a 27-year career in the Lagos State Civil Service. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management. He is the founder of La Roche Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on developing the next generation of leaders. He is married to Bolanle Patience Ambode (nee Odukomaiya) and they are blessed with children.

Please April 11th 2015 please let us vote for continuity

Lagos State government at the weekend refuted claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it was yet to implement the federal government approved minimum wage structure.

It said Lagos was, in fact, the first state to implement the wage structure as far back as 2011.

It urged public servants to disregard posters by PDP’s governorship candidate in the state, Jimi Agbaje that he would implement the national minimum wage and pay leave allowances, if elected.

A statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor Raji Fashola, Hakeem Bello, explained Lagos settled the issue of minimum wage on Tuesday, February 7, 2011 when it signed an agreement with the 14 approved labour unions in the State Civil Service to pay N18, 780 to the lowest paid workers.

The agreement, brokered by the then Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Jide Sanwoolu, Bello said, increased the minimum wage of the lowest paid worker by 69.6 percent, which is a 7.6 percent increase over the federal government approved national minimum wage.

He said apart from commendations from the national leadership of the labour unions then, the chairman of the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) of the approved labour unions, Comrade Henry Akinwunmiju, thanked the state.

On leave allowance, Bello said the governor recently met with public servants and explained his administration did not stop payment.

Rather, Fashola, he added, explained the system of annual payment of the allowance changed when the public servants requested to be moved from harmonised salary structure to consolidated salary structure as obtains in the federal civil service.

“What is happening now is that the worker is getting N10 because we are not saving N1 anymore,” Fashola reportedly said, adding that the workers have since requested to be placed back on harmonised salary structure.

Fashola also dismissed insinuations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, was dismissed from the Civil Service.

Ambode, he countered, retired voluntarily from the public service after 27 years of meritorious service, pointing out that he even wrote him a letter of commendation.

Urging Lagosians not to be deceived by such lies, the governor pointed out the federal government-led PDP has neglected the state in the last 16 years.

Vote Akinwunmi Ambode for Governor Lagos State 2015

First, Akinwunmi Ambode is a completely detribalised individual.

He does not assessor relate to people based on tribe, religion, ethnic background or gender.

Many of his close staff are not Yoruba.

His long-standing secretary is from Edo state.

He has aides who are Igbo.

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Akinwunmi Ambode,the prime politician.A veritable template of continuance democracy.A man who has deccusate all strata of civil service treasury.Here's a man who has been part of the new Lagos,every step of the way.
Lagos has witnessed tremendous transformation in 16 yrs! Consistency and consolidation has contributed immensely to this.Thus,the lagos of our dream needs a continuity of delivery of set standards & ideologies.
Fellow lagosians,the power of continuity rest in your hands. As you exercise your franchise on saturday,vote Akinwunmi Ambode; the best man for the job.
Remember,We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence,then,is not an act,but a Habit!!
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First, Akinwunmi Ambode is a completely detribalised individual.

He does not assessor relate to people based on tribe, religion, ethnic background or gender.

Many of his close staff are not Yoruba.

His long-standing secretary is from Edo state.

He has aides who are Igbo.

Lagos is where I live with my family. Lagos is where I earn a living. Lagos is where I am raising my children. Lagos is my home. I have nowhere else to go but Lagos. This is why I must begin to wonder why some are contemplating voting in a failed party with a woeful record on good governance to reverse all the gains made by successive APC administrations (including previous reincarnations of the party) in the past 16 years - gains recorded despite intentional isolation policies of the Federal Government. I for one cannot experiment with my future, the future of my family or that of the State by putting it in the hands of a sinking ship which is now more preoccupied with financing its political survival than assuring good governance. I do not want the State to return to the era of insecurity, filthy neighbourhoods, poorly maintained roads and executive impunity. Rather, I am excited by the possibility of being aligned with the Federal Government to propel us to the next level of development. If I did not deem the PDP fit to govern me at the centre, then why should I bring their ineptitude closer to home? I urge Lagos residents to vote for the man backed by a team of seasoned and tested achievers. Vote APC. Vote Akinwunmi Ambode for Governor of Lagos State."

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" Lagos is where I live with my family. Lagos is where I earn a living. Lagos is where I am raising my children. Lagos is my home. I have nowhere else to go but Lagos. This is why I must begin to wonder why some are contemplating voting in a failed party with a woeful record on good governance to reverse all the gains made by successive APC administrations (including previous reincarnations of the party) in the past 16 years - gains recorded despite intentional isolation policies of the Federal Government. I for one cannot experiment with my future, the future of my family or that of the State by putting it in the hands of a sinking ship which is now more preoccupied with financing its political survival than assuring good governance. I do not want the State to return to the era of insecurity, filthy neighbourhoods, poorly maintained roads and executive impunity. Rather, I am excited by the possibility of being aligned with the Federal Government to propel us to the next level of development. If I did not deem the PDP fit to govern me at the centre, then why should I bring their ineptitude closer to home? I urge Lagos residents to vote for the man backed by a team of seasoned and tested achievers. Vote APC. Vote Akinwunmi Ambode for Governor of Lagos State."

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Introduction

Akinwunmi Ambode (born June 14, 1963) is an accountant, an administrator and a public finance management expert. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Brandsmiths Consulting Limited – a firm that specializes in public sector finance management. Ambode was formerly the Accountant-General of Lagos State, Nigeria, and held many sensitive financial positions in the Lagos State government in a 27-year career in the Lagos State Civil Service. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management. He is the founder of La Roche Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on developing the next generation of leaders. He is married to Bolanle Patience Ambode (nee Odukomaiya) and they are blessed with children.

Akinwunmi Ambode (born June 14, 1963) is an accountant, an administrator and a public finance management expert. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Brandsmiths Consulting Limited – a firm that specializes in public sector finance management. Ambode was formerly the Accountant-General of Lagos State, Nigeria, and held many sensitive financial positions in the Lagos State government in a 27-year career in the Lagos State Civil Service. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management. He is the founder of La Roche Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on developing the next generation of leaders. He is married to Bolanle Patience Ambode (nee Odukomaiya) and they are blessed with children.

Early life and education

Akinwunmi was born on June 14, 1963 at the Epe General Hospital, Epe, Lagos, as the sixth of ten children. His late father, Festus Akinwale Ambode was a teacher while his mother, Christianah Oluleye Ambode (nee Oresanya) was an entrepreneur who ran a thriving sewing business in her prime. In 1967, when Akin was still four years old, his father moved to the mainland part of Lagos with the family and continued his teaching career until his death in 1981. Akinwunmi Ambode began his education at St. Jude’s Primary School, Ebutte Meta, Lagos, Nigeria in 1969. In 1974, while still in Primary 5, he sat for the National Common Entrance Examinations and was admitted to Federal Government College, Warri in the same year.
Ambode spent 7 years in Warri, where he completed his Ordinary and Advanced Levels and had the distinction of achieving the second best result in all of West Africa in the Higher School Certificate Examinations in 1981. He was on the school’s Hockey and Cricket teams and was part of the then Bendel State Cricket team while still a student.
Ambode proceeded to University of Lagos where he studied Accounting, graduating at the age of 21 in 1984. He completed his mandatory[National Youth Service Corps year serving with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State, where he started his relationship with the Public Service.

Ambode is the man for the job. I believe in Lagos, believe in the Man..... I vote for continuity and I have decided

Vote for Akinwunmi Ambode for Governor Lagos State 2015

Happy Easter to the good people of Lagos.

Please vote for continuity and also vote for a man of integrity.

I believe in Lagos State

I can see the level of development in Lagos State and everybody can testify to that fact. I want this development to continue and Ambode is the man for the job. Am speaking as a true Lagosian ( omo ISALE EKO).

I have decided

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Let's leave sentiment out of this, Akinwunmi Ambode is the man for the job and he is who I will cast my vote for come April 11th 2015.

I want to secure my future of myself and my family. I have decided to vote for continuity, voting for a Lagos where business strives. I believe in Lagos, I believe in the Man Akinwunmi Ambode

I was appointed acting Auditor-General for Local Government in
2000 and became the youngest ever Auditor-General for Local
Government in Lagos State.
• I was appointed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance in
January 2005 and in February, 2006, was given the additional
responsibility of Accountant-General of Lagos State.
• I was the youngest Permanent Secretary in service and only
the second person to hold both positions of Permanent
Secretary and Accountant-General at the same time.
• Under my watch, the State Treasury Office revolutionized the
way Lagos State finances were raised, budgeted, managed and
planned resulting in the state’s budget performing at an average
of 85% annually.
• I ensured payment of civil service staff salaries before the end
of the month, payment of running cost by 1st week of each
month and introduced end of the year
package and special/specific welfare for staff.
• I launched the e-payment platform for the monthly staff salaries
• I renovated the State Treasury Office, created a conducive
working environment, introduced a corporate dress code and
provided laptops for all Directors
• I Introduced prompt payment of gratuity and pension arrears of
the State Universal
Basic Education Board and Local Government old pensioners.
• I introduced regular technical meetings with the Directors of
Accounts in all MDAs, facilitated the sponsorship, by the State
Governor, of over 1000 accountants to the Annual accountants'
Conference in Abuja and initiated the annual retreat for Heads of
Accountants as well as Local and International training for staff.
• I co-organised the first ever National Tax Retreat in association
with the Joint Tax
Board/Federal Inland Revenue Service in 2005.
• I chaired the Technical Committee that produced the Lagos
State Economic
Empowerment Development Strategy (SEEDS) document.
• I led the audit teams as the Auditor-General in the office of
Auditor-General for Local Government to clear and publish the
arrears of statutory audits of 1995 to 2004 within 12months.
• I am a scholar, accountant, administrator, an astute leader with
strong emotional intelligence, i am an alumnus of Wharton
Business School and also attended courses at Cranfield School
of Management, Cranfield, England; the Institute of Management
Development, Lausanne, Switzerland; INSEAD, Singapore and
the Harvard Kennedy
School of Government, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
• I retired voluntarily from public service in August, 2012; the
first ever recorded voluntary retirement by a Permanent Secretary
in the Lagos State Public Service.
• I established Brandsmiths Consulting Limited in 2012 and the
company is today consulting for Federal, State and Local
Governments on the transition to the new International Public
Service Accounting System and other financial advisory services.

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Let's vote for Continuity, Like I always say I want a Lagos where we will feel the impact of of the federal might. Look at all the federal roads and also the federal infrastructure..... AMBODE IS THE MAN, APC IS THE PARTY

Proudly Lagosian...... I have decided to vote Akinwunmi Ambode for Governor Lagos State 2015.