Temitope George: Sanwo-Olu’s Power Move at LSERC

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has nominated Mrs. Temitope George as CEO of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LSERC). The memo came from the Head of Service, Bode Agoro. The confirmation now sits with the House of Assembly.

Lagos has just taken firmer control of its electricity market after decentralisation. Regulation, once federal-heavy, now sits closer to the streets where outages bite. Handing that responsibility to one person signals trust, calculation, and urgency.

George arrives with a legal résumé built around hard infrastructure, not soft theory. She has spent over 20 years advising governments, multinationals, and development institutions on energy, construction, and public-private partnerships. Her work lives where contracts meet public patience.

She is also familiar with Lagos power, literally and figuratively. As a pioneer at the Lagos State PPP Office, she helped structure projects valued at over $10 billion: the Lekki Toll Road, Lekki Deep Sea Port, the Blue and Red Rail Lines, all systems that Lagos relies on daily.

Electricity regulation demands more than technical knowledge. It requires negotiation, dispute management, and an instinct for long timelines. George brings all three. In early 2025, she became an accredited attorney mediator at the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse. Grid conflicts rarely stay technical for long.

Her public life extends beyond boardrooms. She led Nigeria’s premier cycling club, Cycology, until late 2025. She chaired the Sustainable Transport Festival in 2024. These roles point to a steady interest in urban movement, safety, and sustainability.

Critics will note her visibility as the wife of Senator Solomon Adeola. After all, Lagos politics always notice proximity. Yet regulatory agencies survive on process, not pedigree. The Electricity Commission answers to law, data, and consumer pressure. Performance will surface quickly.

She replaces Dr Fouad Animashaun, who moved to the national regulator’s board in late 2025. The handover keeps institutional memory intact while signalling a new phase. Lagos’s electricity regulation now needs consolidation, enforcement, and confidence.

Sanwo-Olu’s choice says something plain: that power reform is operational work, not abstract policy. And he has placed it in the hands of someone whose career suggests that when Lagos flips a switch, she prefers it to stay on.