Akinwunmi Ambode (born June 14, 1963), is the Governor of Lagos State. He was a civil servant for 27 years and a financial consultant before running for public office as Governor of Lagos State in 2015.Ambode ran for office of the Governor of Lagos State in April 2015 as a member of the All Progressives Congress, the state's ruling party, he won the election, defeating the second-place candidate by more than 150,000 votes.