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Sanwo-Olu Appoints KWAM1’s Daughter as SSA

POSTED ON May 3, 2024 •   Nigeria      BY Benedicta Bassey
Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, Daughter, Damilola Marshall and Lagos state gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Photo credit: New Direct

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Basirat Damilola Marshall, daughter of Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, a.k.a KWAM1, as his Senior Special Assistant on Tourism.

This was according to a viral video seen on instagram of her father thanking the governor, and congratulatory messages on her Instagram page, @damimarshall_ on Friday.

In the viral video, her father, KWAM1, while performing on stage at the coronation and birthday reception of Oba Sikirullah Apena on Thursday, thanked Sanwo-Olu for appointing his daughter into his cabinet.

The fuji singer noted that it was his daughter, Damilola, who asked him to publicly thank the governor for her appointment.

Congratulating her on the appointment, a Nigerian, Olanrewaju-Smart Wasiu wrote, “Congratulations Barr. @damimarshall_on your appointment as the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism. This is a deserving recognition for your hard work and contributions to our party”, to which she responded by saying “Thank you, sir.”

Until her appointment, Damilola was a principal partner at a law firm, Damilola Ayinde Marshal and Co.

 

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