Fashola Appoints Sherifat Jaji 18th Lagos Head Of Service

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has appointed Mrs. Folashade Sherifat Jaji as the new Head of Service (HOS) in the state. The commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba who disclosed this at a press briefing yesterday said her appointment took effect immediately.

Ibirogba said her appointment followed the retirement of the former HOS, Mrs Josephine Williams who retired last Friday after 35 years in service.

According to Ibirogba, Mrs. Sherifat Jaji is the 18th Head of Service in the state, adding that she is the most senior of all the serving permanent secretaries in the state.
On the fact that Mrs. Sherifat has less than six months to her retirement from civil service, Ibirogba said the governor considered her because of the wealth of experience she would be bringing to her new office.

He said six months is not too small to make meaningful contributions to the development of the state’s civil service.

Mrs. Folashade Sherifat Jaji was born on March 10, 1957 to Late Alhaji and Alhaja Amid Akanni Eko.

Jaji started her early education at Anglican Girls Primary School, Surulere Lagos where she obtained First School Leaving Certificate with distinction in 1969.

After that, she proceeded to Queen’s College, Onike, Yaba for her Secondary School Education, passing out in 1974.

She attended the University of Ibadan, from where she obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) Degree in Chemistry in 1979 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration in 1985 at ASCON.

She also bagged a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Lagos, Akoka in 1989.

Jaji began her working career with the Lagos State Civil Service on October 27, 1980 with a stint at the Judicial Service Commission and later served at the Governor’s Office, Lagos, Political Affairs Department. (Leadership)