Category: Legislative Report

Kunle Adelabu The representative of the Ikorodu Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), would be unveiling his representative plans for the people of his constituency, to commemorate his 100 Days in office. Hon. Aro would unveil a ‘Tech Program’ which is part of his campaign promises in the area of educational development, to expose students and graduates to modern ICT programmes towards making his young constituents competitive. This is one out of the several programmes that the state lawmaker hinted that he…

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Wale Jagun The three term representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has joined voices with the residents of his constituency to state that Ikorodu deserves more than one Commissioner in the second cabinet of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo –Olu, based on the support given to the ruling and promises made to them. Benson described the one slot allotted to Ikorodu, out of the 39 proposed names, as a mistake which leadership of the party in Ikorodu, are doing everything to correct. The federal lawmaker…

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Wale Jagun -Announces plans for Ori – Okuta, Gberigbe The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has hinted that the completed 80 – bed Mother and Child medical facility at Imota, in lmota Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, will be commissioned this month for the use of his constituents. The hospital was facilitated in 2021, by the lawmaker. Rep. Benson revealed this on Saturday, during the tour of the Agbele and Erunwen roads that he facilitated. He also announced his plan…

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Wale Jagun -Ikorodu rep, others protest exclusion The Lagos State House of Assembly, has set up a committee to screen the nominations of the Governor Babajide Sanwo – Olu, for the cabinet positions. The screening committee is chaired by House Chief Whip, Hon. Fatai Mojeed, with the mandate to screen and report back to the House. The governor had sent a list comprising 39 names to the Assembly last Friday, which has generated so much controversies as different parts of the state, are protesting, either that they are not included…

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Wale Jagun The iCare Food Bank has launched a special food distribution package for 5000 residents of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, to relieve them of the burden caused by the fuel subsidy removal. The group, which is the operational platform of the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has been distributing between 500 and 600 food packages to vulnerable constituents since 2016, when the initiative was launched. In a statement signed by Rep. Benson on Tuesday, residents were asked to nominate vulnerable individuals or families that they know…

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Mariam Akinloye The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, who was recently reappointed as the Chairman, House Committee on Defense, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has said that his reappointment presented him the opportunity to serve the country further, especially in the area of providing the necessary legislative support towards finding solutions to insecurity. Benson, who is representing Ikorodu for the third term, also said that the new appointment will also aid his representation to his constituency. He reacted to his reappointment by the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abass,…

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Wale Jagun -As Benson, Faleke retain defense, finance committees The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has inaugurated 134 standing committees for the 10th Assembly. Abbas, with these appointments increased the number of the standing committees by 25. The speaker made the announcement of the Committee chairmen also named their deputies at plenary on Thursday The former chairman of Appropriation, Hon Aliyu Betara, was appointed as the Chairman FCT; former Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ahmed Wase got the Chairman Committee on Federal Character and former Majority Leader,…

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Wale Jagun -As application for Cohort 3 opens Students from the public schools in the Lagos East Senatorial District, will now participate in the STEM training being organized by the SAIL Innovation Lab, Ikorodu. The initiator/sponsor of the programme and the representative of the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, made the disclosure at the graduation ceremony for the 30 successful students of the Cohort 2, at the weekend. Interested members of the public have been called upon to enter for the Cohort 3 programme at the SAIL Innovation…

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Kunle Adelabu The House of Representatives has constituted an ad-hoc committee to screen the recently appointed Service Chiefs by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The committee will be headed by the former Chairman, House Committee on Defense and three – term representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson. Rt. Hon. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, PhD, made the announcement on Tuesday at a plenary, He also said that all the eight principal officers of the House from the majority and minority parties would be part of the ad-hoc committee. The Majority…

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