The governorship candidate of APC in Lagos state,
Akinwunmi Ambode released his CV for his critics during
his acceptance speech. See his impressive resume below...
• I was born on the 14th of June,1963 at Epe General
Hospital, Epe, Lagos State.
• I had my Primary School at St. Jude’s Primary
School, Ebute Meta, and Lagos. Passed the National
Common Entrance in Primary 5 and gained admission
into Federal Government College, Warri.
• Recorded the second best result in the entire West
Africa in the Higher School
Certificate Examinations in the Social Sciences in
1981.
• Graduated with honours in Accounting from the
University of Lagos at 21.
• I started my public service career at Lagos State
Waste Disposal Board (now LAWMA) as Accountant
Grade II in November 1985.
• At 24, I qualified as a Chartered Accountant and
completed my Masters Degree programme in Accounting
from University of Lagos, specializing in Financial
Management.
• Worked in the Local Government Service for 10years and
was at various times council Treasurer in Alimosho,
Shomolu, Mushin and Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government
Councils.
• In 1998, my commitment to public service earned me the
award of the US Fullbright Scholarship for the Hubert H.
Humphrey Fellowship program, in Boston University,
Massachusetts, USA on Public Leadership with emphasis
on Finance and Accounting.
• 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.
• I am a stickler for high performance and my decisions are
never based on race, gender or religion.
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