Category: Legislative Report

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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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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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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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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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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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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