Category: Legislative Report

Wale Jagun & Boluwatife Oresajo -Road nearing completion It’s a new dawn in Lambo – Lasunwon community, also called the First Gate by students of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) formerly Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) because of its location opposite the main gate of the institution, along the Ikorodu – Shagamu road, lkorodu, as the 1.6km road within the community is nearing completion. The road construction, facilitated by Rep. Babajimi Benson, the three – term representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, kicked off about four months ago. Our…

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Kunle Adelabu -As CBT centre nears completion In his efforts to sustain the light up project that he kicked – started some yeas back, the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has commenced the replacement of bad poles and solar lights across the Ikorodu Federal Constituency. Since the exercise started about a week ago, the engineering department of the iCare Foundation, the operational arm of the three – term lawmaker headed by Mayor Muhydeen Sanwoola, has replaced the solar lights in some areas, and also light up new…

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Wale Jagun The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Bill following widespread public opposition. The which was first presented to the House on Tuesday had scaled the first reading and proceeded to the second. In a press statement on Wednesday, issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, said that the bill was withdrwan after extensive consultations with various stakeholders and a careful assessment of the nation’s current circumstances. The statement read: “This decision follows his extensive…

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Ikorodu, have expressed divergent views on the Counter Subversion Bill, 2024 (HB 1652), sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen. The bill was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, with Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D., as the sponsor. The Bill falls within the realm of Nigeria’s anti-terrorism framework, and it seeks to address subversive activities by associations, organisations, militias, cults, bandits, and other proscribed groups in Nigeria. It prescribes N5million fine or 10…

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Kunle Adelabu -Says additional release of funds guarantees timely completion The umbrella body of youths in Igbogbo, the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC), has commended the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, over the rate of work on the Igbogbo/Offin/Oreta road which he facilitated its reconstruction. IYC also expressed its appreciation for the efforts of the three – term lawmaker in ensuring that the project gets additional funds to the tune of #29,000,000,000, approved this week by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The youth group, in a statement signed…

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Mariam Akinloye & Joy Fasunon (SIWES student) -Farmers in Ikorodu laud FG, lawmaker The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has stated that the fertilisers distributed to famers in his constituency and across the country, are meant to bolster and revitalize agricultural activities in communities. The administration of President Bola Tinubu had distributed bags of fertilisers to farmers in local communities through the state governments, 109 Senators and 360 Members of the House of Representatives. The bags of fertilisers for the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, were distributed at…

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Wale Jagun A bill introducing amendment to the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, has been passed by the Senate. The amendment bill introduces N70, 000 as the new minimum wage, as against N30, 000. The new bill also includes provision of three years for the review of the National Minimum Wage every three years from the existing five years. The executive bill, was given swift attention by both houses of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, after its transmission from President Bola Tinubu. The bill, which was presented by the Senate…

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Kunle Adelabu The 150 capacity e – learning centre that was facilitated by the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, is nearing completion. The construction of the facility, which is located within the premises of the Ikorodu Town Hall, was kicked off towards the end of April this year. When our reporter, who reported the commencement of the construction of the centre weeks back, visited the site on Monday, July 22, he reported that work has reached advanced level with the building already covered with blue roof…

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Kunle Adelabu The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has announced that 600 farmers will be supported with fertilizers as part of President Bola Tinubu administration’s to address food crisis in the country. The bags of fertilisers will be distributed to verified crop farmers in Ikorodu, at the three – term lawmaker’s constituency office in Ikorodu, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. FG had, some weeks back, sent 60 trucks of fertilisers to each of the states in the federation, while also announcing that the fertilisers will be…

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