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The Foundation has also donated tools to technical colleges to support training of artisans.
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He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management. Other institutions he attended for courses and programmes, includes Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, England, the Institute of Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland, INSEAD Singapore and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Boston, U.S.A.Career
Akinwunmi Ambode practiced his profession in the Lagos State civil service.
Education
Akinwumi Ambode had his primary education at St. Jude’s Primary School, Ebutte Meta, Lagos. Ambode was posted back to Shomolu as Council Treasurer and later on to Mushin Local Government as Council Treasurer. Yet his influence endures in Lagos’s fiscal management structures and continuing emphasis on performance-based budgeting.
Ambode’s legacy is that of a fiscal technocrat who blended bureaucratic precision with reformist ambition.
Hundreds of buses were purchased during this period a fact later confirmed through legislative records, though the procurement itself was subjected to post-tenure legislative scrutiny for transparency.
Another of Ambode’s initiatives was the establishment of four Lagos theatres in Alimosho, Badagry, Epe, and Ikeja designed to promote local arts and culture.
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.
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THE PUBLIC FINANCE CONSULTANT
After 27 years in the civil service, Ambode voluntarily retired in August 2012.
He highlights the connections between Nigeria’s traditions, colonial experiences, and contemporary developments, inspiring a deeper understanding of the nation’s identity and heritage.
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Akinwunmi Ambode
politician
kinwunmi Ambode is the Governor of Lagos State.
In 1974, while still in Primary 5, he sat for the National Common Entrance Examinations and was admitted to Federal Government College, Warri in the same year.
Ambode spent 7 years in Warri, where he completed his Ordinary and Advanced Levels and had the distinction of achieving the second best result in all of West Africa in the Higher School Certificate Examinations in 1981.
He is married to Bolanle Patience Ambode (nee Odukomaiya) and they are blessed with children.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Akinwunmi was born on June 14, 1963 at the Epe General Hospital, Epe, Lagos, as the sixth of ten children. He criss-crossed many Local Government Councils in different roles in a 10-year period and got a first-hand experience of the direct impact of governance on the citizenry.
In 1998, Ambode was awarded the US Fulbright Scholarship for the Hubert H.
Humphrey Fellowship program, in Boston University, Massachusetts, USA. His Fellowship Year was spent studying Public Leadership with emphasis on Finance and Accounting. He was on the school’s Hockey and Cricket teams and was part of the then Bendel State Cricket team while still a student.
Ambode proceeded to University of Lagos where he studied Accounting, graduating at the age of 21 in 1984.
He also attended the Wharton Business School, for Advanced Management Programme. With a focus on political, cultural, and social history, he combines meticulous archival research with compelling storytelling to bring historical events and figures to life. Shortly after, he qualified as a chartered accountant and later became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Ambode broadened his expertise through executive programmes at some of the world’s leading institutions, including the Wharton School (USA), Cranfield School of Management (UK), INSEAD (Singapore), and Harvard Kennedy School of Government (USA).
He completed his mandatory[National Youth Service Corps year serving with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State, where he started his relationship with the Public Service.
CIVIL SERVICE CAREER
After his NYSC year, Ambode commenced his career at the Lagos State Waste Disposal Board (now LAWMA) as Accountant Grade II.
He enrolled for Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) exams and at the same time was awarded a Federal Government Scholarship to pursue a Masters Degree in Accounting at the University of Lagos.
Personality
He is described as a humble and innovative person
Interests
Connections
He is married, and has twin boys and a girl.
- Father:
- Festus Akinwale Ambode
- Mother:
- Christianah Oluleye Ambode
- Spouse:
- Bolanle Patience Ambode
- Siblings:
- Christianah Oluleye Ambode, Akinpelu Ambode
- colleague:
- Babatunde Fashola
Akinwunmi Ambode (born June 14, 1963) is an accountant, an administrator and a public finance management expert.
These projects, along with transport terminals such as those in Oshodi and Ikeja, were part of his vision for a more vibrant and modern Lagos metropolis.
However, some media reports that claimed each of Lagos’s 57 local councils received two completed inner roads under his administration remain unverified by independent documentation.
Ebuka Jefferson is a Nigerian historian and researcher dedicated to exploring the rich tapestry of Nigeria’s past. He is the founder of La Roche Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on developing the next generation of leaders. In his six years as the Lagos State accountant general, the state’s financial performance improved visibly with the budget performing at a remarkable average of 85% annually.
During this programme Ambode had professional internships at The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Cabinet Office of Administration and Finance (Governor’s Office), City of Boston Treasury Office as well as with the World Bank and IMF.
On his return from the programme, Ambode became acting AuditorGeneral for Local Government.