Category: Legislative Report

EDITORIAL: Hon. Agunbiade: The Right Candidate To Lead 9th Lagos Assembly As Speaker

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Come Friday, June 7, 2019, the 40 newly elected members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, after their inauguration by His Excellency, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, as lawmakers for the 9th Assembly in the State, will elect their principal officers that will manage the affairs of the House for the next 4 years. As a build up to the D-day, there have been intense politicking, maneuvering, lobbying and horse-trading by members of the House who are interested in the Speakership and other principal positions. Positions…

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Lagos Speakership: Uncertainty Prevails As Ranking Lawmakers Jostle For Number Three Seat In The State

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Kunle ADELABU From all indications, the Speakership position of the Lagos State House of Assembly, which is the number three position in the political hierarchy of the state, is up for grab among the ranking lawmakers in the state Assembly. The inauguration of the 9th Assembly is slated for Friday, June 7, 2019. The much coveted position is currently being occupied by Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa (Agege I), who is returning to the House for the fifth term. According to findings, Hon. Obasa, who is the most senior lawmaker in…

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8th Lagos Assembly Holds Valedictory Session Today

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Wale JAGUN The eighth session of the Lagos State House of Assembly under the speakership f the Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa (Agege I), will round off legislative activities today, June 6, with a valedictory session. The eight Legislative Assembly that is coming to a close today was inaugurated by the immediate past governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on June 8, 2015. Members of the Assembly and invited guests are expected to grace the special session. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu is expected to inaugurate the ninth session of…

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Cultism War: Assembly Directs Lagos CP To Arrest Situation In Ikorodu

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Wale JAGUN -Congratulates Gov Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Zubairu Mazur, to curtail the activities of cult members in Ikorodu area of the state. The cultism menace in Ikorodu was brought before the House by the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, under the Urgent Matter of Public Importance, on Monday, June 3, 2019. Hon. Agunbade informed the House that the gang war by…

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Lagos Assembly Moves To Penalise Abandonment of Vehicles On Streets

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The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday, moved to penalise indiscriminate abandonment of vehicles on highways, streets or near private premises. This followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Transportation on a Bill for a Law to Amend the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the Mr Adedamola Kasunmu (APC-Ikeja II) presented the report on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Mojeed Fatai, who was absent at plenary. Kasunmu said the amendment would further strengthen the…

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Hon. Benson’s iCare Movement Distributes Food Items To Constituents For Ramadan

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Kunle ADELABU The member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has stated that this month’s ‘Apo Anu’ (bag of mercy) distribution is meant to support Muslim Constituents in breaking their fast. The food bank initiative of the re-elected lawmaker, which has been going on consistently for three years now, has 500 people as beneficiaries who are given bags of food items containing rice, beans, milk, sugar, beverages and others, every month. “It’s about three years since we have started distributing ‘Apo Anu”…

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Stakeholders Seek Protection For Landlords, Tenants In Lagos State With New Bill

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A new bill to protect both the tenants and landlords in Lagos State is being processed by the Lagos State House of Assembly. Issues surrounding the bill were discussed at a day stakeholders meeting held in the State House of Assembly on Tuesday May 21 at the Lateef Jakande Auditorium in the Assembly premises. The bill is entitled; “A Bill For A Law To Regulate The Relationship of the parties under Tenancy Agreements And Specify The Procedure For The Recovery of Premises in Lagos State And For Connected Purposes.” The…

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We Are Reviewing Anti-Cultism Law To Tackle Gang War – Lagos Majority Leader

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Kunle ADELABU The Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, has assured that the issue of cult related crisis would be tackled with the review of the anti-cultism law in the state. The ranking lawmaker lamented the unfortunate incident affecting various parts of the state and described the development as gang wars during the visit of members of the Ikorodu Division Youth Movement to his constituency office in Ikorodu on Sunday, May 12, 2019. The Executive Director of the movement, Comrade Samson Bisiriyu, had in his submission…

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Lagos Assembly Moves To End LASPOTECH Crisis

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Wale JAGUN The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, May 13, resolved to wade into the crisis rocking the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) over the disagreement between the management and staff of the institution. The resolution was due to the motion moved by the Majority Leader and the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, and supported by Hon. Adedamola Kasunmu,  the Chairman, House Committee on Youths, Sports and Social Development. Agunbiade stated that institution had been embroiled in crisis, which had paralysed academic activities, requiring the intervention…

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Photos: Ikorodu LG Chairman Presents N1.5b ‘Budget of Hope’

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Kunle ADELABU The Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Wasiu Adedeji Adeshina, has presented a budget proposal of One Billion, Five Hundred and Fourteen. Million, Four Hundred and Thirty-Two Thousand, Thirty-Four Naira and Thirty-Nine Kobo (N1,514,432,034.39) to the Legislative arm of the council. The budget estimate was presented to the lawmakers on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at a ceremony witnessed by the former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikorodu, Alhaji Taiwo Longe, other party chieftains, traditional chiefs, party members among others , Hon.…

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