MRS ADESUMBO IDIAT ABOLARIN

Upon graduation from the accountancy department of Yaba College of Technology in 1986, Ms. Abolarin started her professional journey as an audit trainee at A.B Adepeju & Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants in Lagos where she rose to the position of Senior Audit Manager.

She joined the service of Lagos State Local Government Service Commission as a Finance Officer in December 1994. Her work experience traversed various Local Governments of the State in different capacities. She worked as an Internal Auditor at Mushin Local Government; as Area Treasurer at Apapa and Eti Osa Local Governments respectively and as Internal Auditor and Council Treasurer at Ifako Ijaye Local Government. Her wealth of experience, dedication, excellent performances, and professional reputation earned her series of promotions in the service, leading to her rise to the position of Chief Accountant in 2004.

Mrs. Abolarin moved to the Office of the Auditor General for Local Governments in April 2006. From then to 2018, she held senior level positions such as Director of Accounts; Director of Service Charter; Director of Pension Directorate and Director Project Inspection and Inter-Governmental Relations.

Mrs. Abolarin was appointed the Substantive Auditor-General for Local Governments by the Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in March 2018, the position she occupied till her retirement in 2021.

Mrs. Adesumbo Abolarin invested in her education and professional training. She holds an MBA degree from Lagos State University, Ojo and a Diploma in Forensic Audit from University of Lagos. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1991 and became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) in 2007. She became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) in 1996 and in 2015 became a Member International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals (IICFIP).