The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu, has approved the disengagement of Mr. Babatunde Bank Anthony as the Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) and has also approved the appointment of Mr. Oluwatoyin Gafar Bolowotan as the new Director General of the Commission.
A statement signed by Mr. Hakeem Muri Okunola, the Head of Service, Thursday evening, says the appointment of Bolowotan is in line with the ongoing re-organisation of Lagos State Public Service for efficient service delivery. The statement says Bolowotan’s appointment is with immediate effect.
THE MAN BOLOWOTAN
The new Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission was born in Lagos on February 7, 1968 to the family of Late Ogunyemi Gafaar; an Ikorodu indigene and a business man who lived in the heart of Lagos Island.
He grew up with his parents at 39, Maloney Street, Opposite St. Joseph Church, now Adeniji Adele road, Lagos Island.
Bolowotan attended LCC Primary School, Ebute Elefun and Muslim Missions Primary School, Mushin for his basic education; Mushin Boys High school, Okota, Isolo for his secondary education and Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin to study Business Adminstration and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) where he bagged a Bachelor of Science in Economics.
He is the founder of Life Scope Africa; an NGO dedicated to cater for the less privileged and HIV/AIDS Victims in 1997 and Bolowotan Football Club of Ikorodu in 2007.
The former board member of Lagos State Football Association was the Sports Director of Babajide Sanwo-Olu Independent Campaign Group, one of several campaign platforms that saw to the victory of the incumbent Governor of Lagos State in the last governorship election in the state.