London council boss Dosunmu has resigned after drug and driving allegations

A chief executive of London’s Lambeth council, Bayo Dosunmu, has resigned after being charged with a series of driving and drugs offences.

Dosunmu was arrested in the Westminster area on June 23 after allegedly failing to stop at the scene of an accident, the BBC reported.

The 46-year-old was also charged with possession of a Class A controlled drug, driving over the drink-drive limit and driving without insurance.

Lambeth Council has confirmed that Dosunmu will step down as chief executive from 15 July.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Dosunmu has been off duty since last month when he was arrested by the police,

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 1.

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Dosunmu was appointed chief executive of the council in April 2022 and previously served as the council’s deputy chief executive and strategic director for resident services.

Fiona Connolly, the council’s corporate director of housing and social care for adults, is currently acting chief executive while Lambeth Council plans to start recruiting for a new permanent chief executive soon.

A Lambeth Council document from November 2022 confirmed that Dosunmu earns £187,775 a year and also receives a separate payment for his role as a trustee, which he was required to perform during the general election.

Lambeth Conservatives have written to Lambeth Council leader Claire Holland expressing their concerns about the hiring process and asking what the council’s next steps will be.

Dosunmu’s appointment as chief executive was made by Labor councilors Claire Holland, Matthew Bennett, Jacqui Dyer and Rezina Chowdhury, along with Green councilor Nicole Griffiths. Three candidates were interviewed.

He first joined Lambeth in 2019 as Strategic Director of Resident Services. He previously worked as a senior civil servant in the Welsh Government and was Head of Transport Integration during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.