Governor of Lagos State
Which position did Akinwunmi Ambode hold from 2015 to 2016?
Akinwunmi Ambode Akinwunmi Ambode ( born 14 June 1963 ) was Governor of Lagos State , Nigeria . He was a civil servant for 27 years and a financial consultant before running for public office as Governor of Lagos State in 2015 . Ambode ran for office of the Governor of Lagos State in April 2015 as a member of the All Progressives Congress , the states ruling party . He won the election , just defeating the second-place candidate Jimi Agbaje of the People Democratic Party by 150,000 votes . He began his tenure as the governor of Lagos on the 29th of May 2015 , succeeding former governor Babatunde Fashola . In 2019 , Ambode lost in gubernatorial primary election to Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu , denying him an opportunity to run for second term . He eventually supported Babajide Sanwo-Olu campaign that brought about smooth transition in the state . Early life . Akinwunmi Ambode was born on the 14th of June 1963 in Epe General Hospital , into the family of Festus Akinwale Ambode and Christianah Oluleye Ambode . Akinwunmi Ambode is one of ten children of his father Festus Ambode . Education . Akinwunmi Ambode attended St . Judes Primary School , Ebute Metta , Lagos State , from 1969-1974 , where he sat for the National Common Entrance Examinations . From 1974-1981 , Ambode , attended Federal Government College , Warri , Delta State . From 1981-1984 , he attended University of Lagos where he studied Accounting , graduating at the age of 21 . He also has a masters degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos , and he qualified as a chartered accountant . Ambode was awarded the Fulbright Program scholarship for the Hubert Humphries Fellowship Programme in Boston , Massachusetts . He also attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Advanced Management Programme . Other institutions he attended for courses and programmes include Cranfield School of Management , Cranfield , England , the Institute of Management Development , Lausanne , Switzerland , INSEAD , Singapore . Moreover , he attended the John F . Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , Cambridge , USA . Civil service career . From 1988-91 , Akinwunmi Ambode was the Assistant Treasurer , Badagry local government , Lagos State , Nigeria . In 1991 , he was posted to Somolu Local Government , Lagos State , as an auditor . He has also held the position of Council Treasurer in Shomolu Local Government in later years . He also previously served as Council Treasurer at Alimosho Local Government , Lagos State . In 2001 , he became acting Auditor General for Local Government , Lagos State , Nigeria . This position was confirmed by the State House of Assembly . In January 2005 , Ambode was appointed the permanent secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Finance . From 2006- 2012 , Ambode was the accountant general for Lagos State , in charge of all the financial activities of the state and directly responsible for over 1400 accountants in the state service . Under his watch , the State Treasury Office ( STO ) revolutionized the way Lagos State finances were raised , budgeted , managed and planned . In his six years as the Lagos State accountant general , the states financial performance improved visibly with the budget performing at an average of 85% annually . Consulting career . After 27 years in the civil service , Ambode voluntarily retired in August 2012 . He founded Brandsmiths Consulting Limited to provide Public Finance and Management Consulting services to government at all levels , its parastatals and agencies . Memberships . Ambode is an active member of the Federal Government College Lagos , Warri Old Students Association ( FEGOCOWOSA ) and is credited with revitalizing the Lagos branch of the Association . Ambode was a two-time Chairman of the Lagos State Branch , and , until recently , was the National President of the Association , a position he held for three years . In those three years , he executed key projects in the school in conjunction with the alumni network to improve the educational and living standards of the students . Non-profit organisation . In 2013 , he founded the non-profit La Roche Leadership Foundation . Its recent goal is to install Nigerian and Lagos State flags in all government owned schools in Lagos State . Personal life . In 1991 , Ambode married Bolanle Patience Odukomaiya . They have twins , a boy and a girl . Ambode is a Christian .