Category: Legislative Report

Kunle Adelabu The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has passed the Local Government Financial Autonony Bill. 92 out of 109 Senators voted to pass the LG Bill during the clause by clause voting on the ongoing amendment of the Nigerian constitution. The Bill seeks alteration of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), to grant financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. On Monday (yesterday), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had led a protest to demand autonomy for the local governments and the judiciary. NLC President,…

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Kunle Adelabu Former Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye and other chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu, on Saturday, February 26, 2022, joined the Member of the House of Representatives representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson in flagging – off the construction  of 11 connecting access roads in Ikorodu. The reconstruction of the roads, which will link Ikorodu – Shagamu road with Lagos Road and make many inner streets within the Agbala and Eyita communities motorrable, was facilitated by Rep. Benson who is the…

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Wale Jagun The Federal High Court Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, on Wednesday (yesterday), scaled second reading. Abiru led a debate on the bill he sponsored which seeks to regulate the award of Pre – judgment interest in commercial transactions which was read for the first time yesterday.  The bill titled, ‘Federal High Court Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was sponsored by Senator Abiru and co-sponsored by Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central). According to a statement released on…

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Jare Babatunde The Lawmaker representing the Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Nurudeen Saka Solaja, has commissioned 12 Borehole projects across the Constituency, while also assuring constituents that more projects are coming soon. The water projects are sited in different areas of the three councils that made up of lkorodu Constituency II – Igbogbo/Bayeku, Ijede and Imota Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The commissioning, which was held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022,  was graced by party leaders and Council Chairmen among whom were Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Basorun, a chieftain of the Governance Advisory…

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Wale Jagun Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has assured that he would not relent on the drive to deliver qualitative representation to the people of the district. He gave this assurance last Saturday when he met with the Chairmen and Secretaries of Community Development Committees (CDC) in the Lagos East Senatorial District at his residence in Ikorodu. In a statement signed by Mr Enitan Olukotun, Special Adviser (Media  and Publicity) to the Senator, Abiru reiterated that his approach is premised on equity across…

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Kunle Adelabu Hon. Babajide Benson, the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, has restated his call for upgrading of the minimum educational qualifications for those seeking political offices, this according to the young lawmaker, would improve the quality of governance. Hon. Benson,  who is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defense, said that raising the academic qualifications would make those seeking elective offices to be actively engaged in politics. To achieve these, the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, on February, 25, 2020, moved for the amendment of the…

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman, House Committee on Defense, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson has assured the residents of Majidun and Ogolonto communities in lkorodu West Local Council Development Area that the road construction that he flagged – off on Monday, January 4, 2022, in the area will be delivered to them as its birthday present in March. Rep. Benson flagged – off the Odubote/Ajanaku/Aiyegbajeje network  of roads in response to the protest by residents that the areas have fbeen neglected for development. The link road, after completion, will link motorists and…

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Kunle Adelabu & Oyinlola Pelumi Adewale The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Oyeniran Bolanle Agunbiade, has received commendations for his efforts in reviving dying cultural values and preserving them in Ikorodu Division. He was specially commended by the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture  Pharm. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, Mrs Nosimot Akinsola, Chief (Mrs) Adebimpe Akinsola, former Lagos State Acting Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, and other guests at the 2021 Asa Arokolo festival held at the Ikorodu Town Hall on Thursday, December…

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