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Sanwo-Olu’s deputy chief of staff, Soyannwo dies

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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.

 

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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”.

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 “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.

 

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“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.

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He was born on October 3, 1968.

 

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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.

 

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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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