Josephine Oluseyi Williams | |
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Lagos State Head of Service | |
In office October 2013 –February 2015 | |
Preceded by | Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe |
Succeeded by | Folashade Sherifat Jaji |
Permanent Secretary,Lagos State Ministry of Finance | |
In office May 2010 –October 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lagos State,Nigeria | 3 April 1956
Political party | Non-partisian |
Josephine Oluseyi Williams (born 3 April 1956) is a Nigerian financial expert,Public administrator and former Lagos State Head of Service. [1] [2]
Josephine was born in Lagos State,southwestern Nigeria. [3] She attended the University of Lagos where she received a bachelor's degree in accounting and a post graduate diploma in computer science. [4]
She joined the Nigerian Civil Service on February 15,1980,as an accountant after she completed the compulsory one-year Youth Service. [5] After she spent five years at the Federal Housing Authority,she joined the Lagos State Civil Service as Chief Accountant before she got a transfer to the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban as Director of Accounts. [6] In June 1994,she was appointed Auditor-General and in 1995,she became the State Accountant-General. [7] In February 2006,she was appointed as Permanent Secretary,Lagos State Ministry of Finance,a position she held until her appointment as Head of Service in October 2013 to succeed Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe. [8] She retired in February 2015 at the age of 60 years after 34 years of service [9] and was succeeded by Folashade Sherifat Jaji,whose appointment was confirmed on February 17,2015,by the State Governor,Babatunde Fashola. [10]
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