Lagos HoS, Mrs. Ademola resumes office after court acquittal

Lagos HoS, Mrs. Ademola resumes office after court acquittal

It was a heroic welcome for the Lagos Head of Service (HoS), Mrs. Olabowale Ademola, on Wednesday, as she returned  to office after her acquittal by a court over corrupt charges  along her husband, Justice Adeniyi Ademola.

While she was away, Mrs Folashade Adesoye had acted in her place..

Ademola,  had last December stepped down as HOS in the Lagos public service over allegation of corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC along with her husband, Justice, Ademola.

However, Justice Jude Okeke of the FCT High Court, Maitama, three weeks ago dismissed the 18-count corruption charges preferred against Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife, Olabowale and Mr Joe Agi (SAN).

They were arraigned by the Federal Government over charges bordering on criminal conspiracy to receive gratification in various ways, contrary to Section 8(1)(a) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000.

Daily Sun reliably gathered that Mrs. Ademola had asked Governor Akinwunmi Ambode permission to step down as HOS so as  to clear her name, assuring of her innocence.

Ademola,  the 19th Lagos HOS, who was inaugurated on 4 November, 2015, will retire from service on November  10 when she will become 60 years.

Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, who confirmed Mrs. Ademola’s resumption, added that she took permission from the governor to step down so that she could pursue her case in order to prove her innocence.

“The court has acquitted her, so there should be no reason why she should not come back to resume her duty”.

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