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Ajibola Ponnle she is the current commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions appointed by Lagos State Governor.
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- ↑ "Lagos approves payment 3 years arrears pensioners". Vanguard News. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ajibola Ponnle Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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