Category: Legislative Report

Our Editor The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA on Saturday distributed over 6,000 Food Packs to vulnerable members of the society in the Lagos East Senatorial District. It will be recalled that the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District launched the quarterly Food Packs Programme in June, 2023. This is the second edition of the well applauded programme targeted at vulnerable people, namely; widows, unemployed youth, aged, women and People living with disabilities are drawn across the 98 wards…

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Kunle Adelabu The Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, FCA, has, once again, pleaded with residents of Ikorodu and other users of the Ikorodu – Itoikin road to bear with the new administration, while also assuring that rehabilitation of the road will commence any moment from now. Abiru said that he has been in talk with the new Minister of Works over the execution of the approval given by the last administration for the rehabilitation of the road. The Senator, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee…

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Wale Jagun The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, invited the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC), in its quest to protect late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba’s (popularly called Mohbad) royalties from his songs and lyrics. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Babajimi Benson, representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, at the resumed plenary of the House in Abuja. Mohbad, 27, died in a very controversial circumstance on September 12, 2023, and was buried the following day in Ikorodu. His death has, however, generated public outrage and protest. Following this, the…

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman, House Committee on Defense, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has reiterated his position that youths in Ikorodu and Lagos State generally, do not only have the required skills, but are also ready for leadership positions. Benson, who is representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, reaffirmed his position when the Executive Secretary of Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy, Ms. Aisha Agbaje, led fellows of the academy on a courtesy visit to his Federal Constituency Office in Ikorodu, on Friday. The visit was the first of the…

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Kunle Adelabu -50 residents also get N10, 000 each A total of 125 traders across the one Local Government and Five Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) in Ikorodu Federal Constituency on Friday, received N20, 000 each from their representative, Rep. Babajimi Benson, as support for their markets. The distribution of the business support money, which was held at the Federal Constituency Office of the lawmaker in Ikorodu, was the third edition of the scheme. Also at the event, 50 residents of ltun Layeode area of Ikorodu, were also presented with…

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Kunle Adelabu In his attempt to decentralized the learning of computer education in Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has facilitated two addition ICT centres, after facilitating the central in Ikorodu. The two centres – a Digital Economy Training Centre at the Methodist Primary School, Igbogbo in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), and a Digital Economy and E – learning Centre at the Anglican Primary School, Isawo in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), of his federal constituency. The centres were facilitated through the National Information Technology Development…

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-Charges Environment Ministry on drains The Lagos State House Assembly on Tuesday asked the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to appear before it over its refusal to add Yoruba to languages it uses for announcements and instructions in its train service. The House noted the importance of Yoruba language for passing information to passengers on the trains since it would help some of them, especially new users, easily understand what to do. The House further noted that since 2017 when the bill on compulsory teaching of Yoruba Language in…

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Wale Jagun The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has redeemed pledges made to three students who distinguished themselves during the IT Launchpad Cohort 1 training, organised by Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), in partnership with ZKT West Africa. Abiru had, at the graduation ceremony held on Saturday 26, August, 2023, for 70 secondary school students in Ikorodu division, who successfully completed training in IT Launchpad, pledged to provide internet devices with subscriptions for one year, six months and…

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, constituted an Ad hoc Committee to intervene in the prolonged issue between the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) and the Gbopa community in Ijede Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, which has been without electricity for 7 years. According to the House, the committee will engage the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company and the Gbopa community, on the matter. The matter was raised during the plenary session under, ‘Matters of Urgent Public Importance’, by…

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Wale Jagun The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has said that the House cannot be intimidated for rejecting 17 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent to the Assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo – Olu, for screening, stating that the House remained an independent body empowered by the constitution to perform its duties. It was revealed during the plenary session on Monday, that there are plans to attack the Speaker and other lawmakers over the matter, but the Speaker stated that it would…

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