Category: Legislative Report

Kunle Adelabu The Majority Leader of the Ekiti House of Assembly who was one of the prominent political figures that were against the controversial administration of Gov. Ayodele Fayose, Hon. Olugboyega Arisangan, was among the notable chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that celebrated the 2021 Eid – El – Kabir (Ileya) festival with the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I and the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Bolanle Agunbiade on Tuesday, July 20. Hon. (Princess) Folashade Olabanji – Oba, the Vice Chairman, Ikorodu…

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Wale Jagun Lagos State House of Assembly has reiterated the need for State Police, stating that if allowed, it will tackle security challenges in all parts of the country. The lawmakers made the call on Monday (yesterday) when a member of the Assembly representing Amuwo Odofin 2, Hon.Olawale Rauf Age – Sulaimon, brought, under ‘matter of urgent public importance’, an attempt on his life during a political rally, ahead of the forthcoming local council election in his constituency, on July 8, 2021. In a statement issued by the Assembly, they…

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Kunle Adelabu After groaning under the hardships of bad roads and erosion for several decades, residents ofDosunmu Alashe/Alhaji Ademoye/Igbemitayo/Olabinjo Streets behind the Ikorodu Police Barracks in Ijomu in Ikorodu Local Government, on Saturday (yesterday), commended the the lawmaker  representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Babajimi Benson,for considering their roads for rehabilitation. The well loved and performing lawmaker arrived at the communities to a rousing welcome by the hundreds of residents who are appreciative of his gesture which is coming after many decades of the…

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Kunle Adelabu – Selection process very transparent – NYCN Coordinators The Chairman of the House Committee on Public Account (State) and the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Nurudeen Saka Solaja, has facilitated scholarship and bursary awards for the indigent students in the constituency.  About 200 students stormed the NS Car Wash, Itamaga, the venue of the screening exercise for the scheme, on Sunday (yesterday) when the exercise kicked off with applicants presenting their admission letters, LASSRA slip, letter from Oba, letter from the Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs),…

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Kunle Adelabu The performing representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Babajimi Benson, has announced that the construction of the Ademoye/Alashe/Wake-Up behind Ikorodu Police Divisional Headquarters along Igbogbo road, lkorodu. The federal lawmaker and Chairman, House Committee on Defense, stated this while speaking with THE IMPACT during the tour of the ongoing construction of Ayanbadejo, Ajoke Oduyebo, Nike Olubodu and Kas Avenue, on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The road, which its ongoing rehabilitation is being facilitated by Hon. Benson, will link Adeniran Ogunsanya and…

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Kunle aDELABU -Lawmaker gets party chieftains, residents’ commendations Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajimi Sanwo – Olu will be returning to Ikorodu in the next one month to commission another landmark project which would impact positively on the social and economic lives of the people. Rep. Babajimi Benson, the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, revealed this on Saturday, June 19, 2021, while inspecting the five connecting roads that he facilitated around Sabo/Shams – el – Deen area of Ikorodu. The road, which connects Ayanbadejo, Ajoke Oduyebo, Nike Olubodu and Kas…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State House of Assembly has ordered its Committee on Tertiary Education headed by Hon. Ajani Owolabi to investigate the cause of the delay in the selection of a new Vice Chancellor for the Lagos State University (LASU) and report back in a week. The matter was raised under ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’ by the Leader of the House, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, during plenary on Tuesday. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, in a statement made available to THE IMPACT, while giving…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the federal government to engage agitators across the country rather than employ the use of force. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, said that the use of the military in an attempt to quell agitations for secession would not yield the desired result since it is part of democracy for a people to speak out concerning how they are governed. Obasa, who noted that the 22 years of unbroken democracy being enjoyed by Nigeria is…

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Wale Jagun The Senate on Tuesday (today) passed for second reading a Bill by the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, which seeks to protect copyrights in Nigeria. The bill, titled ‘The Copyright Act Repeal And Re-Enactment Bill, 2021’, will replace the extant Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004 when finally passed into law. According to a statement released by Mr Enitan Olukotun, Special Adviser to Senator on Media & Publicity, the bill widens protection to include digital contents among others which were not…

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