Category: Legislative Report

Updated: Lagos Assembly Passes 2019 Budget

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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed the state’s 2019 Appropriation Bill of N873. 532 billion into law presented to it by the Governor of the State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode in February. The passage followed the adoption of the report and recommendations of the House Committee on Appropriation headed by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu The House approved N393, 841, 387, 020 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for Recurrent Expenditure and N479, 691, 073, 705 from Development Revenue Fund for Capital Expenditure. The budget size thereby totalled N873, 532, 460,…

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Breaking: Lagos Assembly Passes 2019 Budget

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Wale JAGUN The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday evening passed the 2019 budget. The budget was presented by the Governor of the State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode in February. The total budget is N873, 532, 460, 725; capital expenditure stands at N479, 691, 073, 705 and recurrent expenditure is N393, 841, 387, 020. Members of the State Assembly passed the budget with additional N21 billion. The original budget of N852.317 billion was presented by the governor.

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Rehabilitate Sekumade Road In Ikorodu, Reps Tell FG

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Kunle ADELABU The House of Representatives on Wednesday,  April 24,2019, urged the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to immediately fix the deplorable Sekumade road,  also known as Port Authority/Ipakodo-Ogolonto road, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Southwest , Nigeria. The House, in passing the motion, directed its Committees on Nigeria Customs and Excise, Ports, Harbors and Waterways, Works and Legislative Compliance, to ensure that the decision is implemented. THE IMPACT has, in the last few weeks, given extensive reports on the terrible state of the road and the danger the…

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INEC Issues Certificates of Return To 40 Lagos Assembly Members-Elect

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday presented Certificates of Return to the 40 members-elect of the Lagos State House of Assembly, who emerged victorious during the March house of assembly elections. Speaking at the event at the INEC office in Yaba, Lagos, Mr Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, reminded the members-elect that the principal task ahead of them was that of making the lives of the people better.  “Distinguished members, we want to urge you that the principal task ahead of you is the…

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Photos: Hon. Agunbiade, Solaja, Others Receive Certificates of Return

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Wale JAGUN The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon Sanai Agunbiade, his counterpart in Constituency II, Hon. Nurudeen Solaja and other Assembly members-elect on Friday received their certificates of return Hon. Agunmbiade, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured 23, 488 votes to win the March 9 election and would be representing the Ikorodu Constituency from 2019 to 2023. Hon Agunbiade was first elected to represent the people of Ikorodu between 2007 and…

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Adijat’s Killing: Hon, Agunbiade, Lawyers Set To Provide Legal Assistance For Bereaved Family

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Kunle ADELABU.  Ikorodu community is not handling the unfortunate incident of late Adijat Shakiru, who was allegedly killed on Monday, March 18, 2019, by a stray bullet  shot by a police Raider, with kid gloves. Aside discussing the matter on the social media, particularly those related to Ikorodu, and demanding for justice, the community is also mobilizing support to give the bereaved family legal representation as plans are underway to press charges against the trigger happy officer to get justice. At the fore front of this move is the Majority…

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Photos: Presentation of Certificate of Return To Hon. Adebayo Osinowo As Lagos East Senator-Elect On Thursday, March 14, 2019 In Abuja

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Kunle ADELABU (Abuja) Hon. Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo, four term member, Lagos State House of Assembly was among the Senators-elect that were presented with Certificates of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday 14 The presentation ceremony took place at the International Conference Centre in Abuja

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INEC Presents Certificate of Return To Senators, Members of House of Representatives-elect

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Kunle ADELABU (Abuja) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday 14 presented certificates of return to Senators and members of House of Representatives-elect. Three Senators-elect from Lagos State; Sen. Bayo Osinowo, Sen. Remi Tinubu and Sen. Adeola Solomon, representing Lagos East, Central and West Senatorial Districts respectively, were among the newly elected federal lawmakers across the country that received their Certificates of Return at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Also presented with Certificates of Return were the newly elected members of the lower chamber of the National Assembly. The…

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Osinowo, Tinubu, Solomon To Get Certificates Of Return On Thursday

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-House of Representatives members-elect too Kunle ADELABU Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invited the three Senators-elect in Lagos State; Sen. Bayo Osinowo, Sen. Remi Tinubu and Sen. Adeola Solomon,  during the February 23 National Assembly election to represent Lagos East, Central and West Senatorial Districts respectively, alongside  98 others across the country to collect their Certificates of Return. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on yesterday (Monday 11) reported that the  Commission will on Thursday, March 14, in Abuja present all the senators-elect with certificates of return while it has…

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Ikorodu Residents Task Elected Reps On Good Performance, Representation

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Kunle ADELABU To the residents of Ikorodu, there is no time to waste after the election as they have started setting agenda for their elected representatives to pursue with their new mandate. While congratulating the winners of the Ikorodu Constituencies I and II seats  in the the State Assembly election held on Saturday, March 9,  the residents also tasked them on good representation and performance. The three incumbent representatives, Hon. Babajimi Benson, member, House of Representatives representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I…

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