Gboyega Soyannwo, deputy chief of staff to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, is dead.
Soyannwo died on Wednesday after a brief illness, at the age
of 55.
In a statement, Gbenga Omotoso, the commissioner for
information and strategy in Lagos, said Sanwo-Olu commiserated with the family
of the late deputy chief of staff.
The Lagos governor said he had lost a “brother and a servant
of the people”.
“With deep sorrow,
the Lagos State Government announces the passing of the deputy chief of staff
(DCoS) to Mr Governor, Mr Gboyega Soyannwo,” the statement reads.
“Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of the
government and people of Lagos, sends his condolences to the Soyannwo family.“
Soyannwo was appointed as the deputy chief of staff to
Sanwo-Olu in 2019. He was reappointed in 2023.
He was born on October 3, 1968.
He had his primary education at the Corona School Victoria
Island, Lagos, from 1974 to 1980 and proceeded to Kings College for his
secondary education from 1980 to 1985.
He obtained a B.Sc. in economics from the University of
Lagos.
He started his career at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
in 1992 as a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
He also worked in some financial institutions in Nigeria
before joining the public service.
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