High ranking officials of Lagos State Government in 2004 when Bola Tinubu was governor

	NAME	PORTFOLIO
1	Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu	Executive Governor
2	Mr. Femi Pedro	Deputy Governor
3	Chief Aro-Lambo	Secretary to the State Government
4	Mr. Akinsanya Sunny Ajose	Head of Service
5	Mr. Babatunde Fashola	Chief of Staff
6	Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola	Hon. Commissioner	Works and Infrastructure
7	Mr. Oladele Alake	Hon. Commissioner	Information & Strategy
8	Dr. Leke Pitan	Hon. Commissioner	Health
9	Dr. Adekunle Lawal	Hon. Commissioner	Education
10	Dr. Tola Kasali	Hon. Commissioner	Rural Development
11	Mr. Olayemi Cardoso	Hon. Commissioner	Economic Planning & Budget
12	Dr. Ismaila Adewusi	Hon. Commissioner	Finance
13	Engr. Hakeem Gbajabiamila	Hon. Commissioner	Physical Planning & Urban Development
14	Mr. Olatunji Bello	Hon. Commissioner	Environment
15	Prof. Olayemi Osibajo	Hon. Commissioner	Justice
16	Mr. Babatunde Balogun	Hon. Commissioner	Home Affairs & Culture
17	Mr. Lanre Balogun	Hon. Commissioner	Commerce & Industry
18	Mr. Rahman Owokoniran	Hon. Commissioner	Housing
19	Mrs. Ajoke Adefulire	Hon. Commissioner	Women Affair & Poverty Alleviation
20	Chief Ebenezer Akinbolade	Hon. Commissioner	Establishment & Training
21	Mr. Kaoli Olusanya	Hon. Commissioner	Agriculture & Cooperatives
22	Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele	Hon. Commissioner	Youth, Sports & Social Developmemt
23	Chief Oladele Ajomale	Hon. Commissioner	Special Duties & Inter Government Relations
24	Mr. Muiz Banire	Hon. Commissioner	Transportation
25	Chief (Mrs.) Remi Adiukwu-Bakare	Hon. Commissioner	Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs
26	Mr. Akin Doherty	Hon. Commissioner	Science & Technology
27	Mr. Saka Shenayon	Special Adviser	Mineral Resources
28	Surv. Biodun Akinyemi	Special Adviser	Lands
29	Mr. Dapo Bode-Thomas	Special Adviser	Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs
30	Prof. Tunde Samuel	Special Adviser	Education
31	Mr. Oyinlomo Danmole	Special Adviser	Political & Legislative Matters
32	Mr. Jide Sanwo-Olu	Special Adviser	Corporate Matters

Lagos is the commercial capital of Nigeria and the most populated city in the country and Africa.

It was the administrative capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government’s decision to move the capital to Abuja in the centre of the country.

Lagos is a major African financial centre and is an economic hub.

The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion.

Lagos is also among the top ten of the world’s fastest-growing cities and urban areas.

The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the continent.

The Lagos metropolitan area is a major educational and cultural centre in Sub Saharan Africa.

Lagos emerged as a home to the Awori tribe of the Yoruba of West Africa islands, which are contained in the present day Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Amuwo-Odofin and Apapa.

Due to rapid urbanisation, the city expanded to the west of the lagoon to include areas in the present day Lagos Mainland, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, and Surulere.

This led to the classification of Lagos into two main areas: the Island, which was the original city of Lagos, and the Mainland, which it has since expanded into.

This city area was governed directly by the Federal Government through the Lagos City Council, until the creation of Lagos State in 1967, which led to the splitting of Lagos city into the present-day seven Local Government Areas (LGAs), and an addition of other towns (which now make up 13 LGAs) from the then Western Region to form the state.

The islands are separated by creeks, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon, while being protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 km east and west.

However, the state capital was later moved to Ikeja in 1976, and the federal capital moved to Abuja in 1991.

Even though Lagos is still widely referred to as a city, the present-day Lagos, also known as “Lagos Metropolitan Area” is an urban agglomeration or conurbation, consisting of 16 LGAs including Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State.

This conurbation makes up 37% of Lagos State total land area, but houses about 85% of the state’s total population.

The business district of Lagos is home to Tinubu Square, named after the aristocratic slave trader Efunroye Tinubu. Lagos contains Murtala Muhammed International Airport, named after Nigerian president Murtala Muhammad, and is one of the busiest African airports. Lagos National Stadium has hosted various international sports events such as the 1980 African Cup of Nations.