August 15, (THEWILL) – A former lawmaker representing Lagos Island II constituency at the House of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) between 2015-2019, Sila Giwa, has been appointed as the Special Adviser on Transportation to Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State.
Giwa was once the Special Assistant to the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA) during the tenure of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Governor of Lagos State. In 2011, he was made the Senior Special Assistant on Transportation to the then Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola before contesting for the Lagos Island II seat at the State House of Assembly and won.
Giwa has paid his dues in the transport sector where he has just been made a Special Adviser. After relinquishing his post as a lawmaker, he became the Senior Special Assistant on Central Business District to Governor Sanwo-olu in 2019. In 2021, he became a member of the Lagos State Taskforce to manage the gridlock in Apapa. He rose to the position of Head of Operations, Apapa Traffic Management Enforcement Committee before his latest appointment.
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