Category: Legislative Report

Jare OLUKOTUN Five hundred (500) residents across the six local government and local council development areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Sunday, February 10, 2019, benefitted from the iCare FoodBank, an initiative of the federal lawmaker, Hon. Babajimi Benson.   Speaking at the distribution of the food items and beverages which took place at his constituency office in Ikorodu, Hon Benson said the laudable initiative was designed to prevent residents, particularly the vulnerable indigent ones, across the division, from going to bed without food. He…

Wale JAGUN Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has said that the controversies surrounding the presentation of the 2019 Budget by the state government have led to several insinuations in some quarters.   Obasa stated this while reacting to the presentation of the 2019 Budget by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday, February 5,2019.   The Speaker stated that the controversial budget has led to series of negative publications both on social media and in the print media.   He stressed that the publications…

Members of the Lagos State house of Assembly at its plenary on Monday evening accused the governor of committing constitutional infractions in respect of the 2019 Budget Out of the 34 lawmakers who spoke at the plenary, 28 of them called for the impeachment of the governor while six others called on the governor to resign. PM News compiled the contributions of the lawmakers during the session: Hon. Rotimi Olowo   Rewriting of the Budget is an impeachable offence. The Government has been shut down and our roads are in…

Wale JAGUN -Summons State Gov. The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, January 28, 2019, alleged that the Lagos State Executive Council led by His Excellency, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has committed infractions by executing the 2019 budget without the input of the Assembly.   According to the official twitter handle of the Lagos State House of Assembly @Ishaofficial, Governor Ambode and his cabinet are thus mandated to defend their action before the House proceed on the commencement of impeachment proceeding.   THE IMPACT gathered that the Speaker, Rt. Hon.…

The Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary till Feb. 19, without considering the 2019 Budget.   The senators would also use this period to prepare for the Feb. 16 Presidential and National Assembly elections.   The recess is coming only two weeks after the National Assembly resumed from the Christmas break.   The Senate did not consider the 2019 Appropriation Bill.   It however, passed the Minimum Wage Bill through first and second reading. -NAN

Kunle ADELABU Member of the House of Representatives representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has revealed his intention to sponsor ‘Start Up’ Bill if he is re-elected for the second term in the forthcoming General Elections.     He made this revelation when he appeared on the Ikorodu Ambassadors Group WhatsApp platform on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.   “I still believe I have a lot more to offer. I want to ensure that I am part of the train that will restore the division to prosperity. I…

The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to criminalise estimated billing in the country, among other things The lower legislative chamber passed the bill on Tuesday after considering the report of its committee on power sector. The report was adopted unanimously after Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house, put it to a voice vote. The bill aims to criminalise estimated billing and make the installation of prepaid meters compulsory for all power consumers in Nigeria. Bill estimation is a standard practice used by power providers when an…