Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointments of Engr. Olufunsho Elulade, Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote and Mrs. Zainab Abiola as the General Manager, Deputy General Manager and Secretary of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) respectively.
Speaking at his inaugural meeting with the management staff of the Agency, Engr. Elulade expressed his determination to improve the operations LASIMRA, adding that the challenges of infrastructure management can best be handled with technology and critical thinking.
According to him, “to achieve significant efficiency in the oversight function of maintaining and regulating facilities in a 21st Century Lagos, appropriate public policy must be developed which will attend to the contemporary reality of asset administration”.
He declared that, henceforth, the Agency will ensure that the sector is adequately managed to contribute to the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State.
While imploring members of staff work as a team and remain dedicated to their statutory duties, the CEO promised to operate an open-door policy in order to achieve the overall objective of the Agency.
In her remarks, the Deputy General Manager, Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote expressed optimism that the State would achieve more in infrastructure management, maintaining that the Agency’s primary objective will be to support the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda of the present administration.
She disclosed further that being the first Deputy General Manager of LASIMRA, her determination is to improve the abilities of members of staff by building a technologically driven workforce to meet international best practices.
The new appointees are individuals with local and international experience in their various fields.
The CEO, Engr. Olufunsho Elulade holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc Honours) degree in Civil Engineering and Master of Science (MSc) in Project Management from the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Elulade had a successful career within the Civil Engineering and Project Management sectors in the United Kingdom, having served as the Principal Engineer/Project Manager for WSP Development and Transportation, Westminster in London and also as the Project Engineer and Senior Engineer of Parkman Consulting Ltd. and Mouchel TSC Limited respectively.
With 27 years of experience in Civil Engineering and Project Management, the new helmsman joined the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, in 2007 as a Technical Director, where he rose through the ranks to become the Director of Road and Traffic Management.
The Deputy General Manager, Engr. Coker-Odusote, a former Special Adviser to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Technology, has 15 years of experience in Technology/Telecommunications, Real Estate/Construction, Oil and Gas, Finance, Media and Advertising.
She has held several key positions across the United Kingdom within the Telecommunications and IT Industry and presently sits on the Board of IT Data Network Limited.
Coker-Odusote is also the founder of a Tech Advancement initiative under the Bibi Coker Foundation which gives education grants to women studying STEM-related undergraduate degree courses.
