Category: Legislative Report

Kunle Adelabu The Senator, representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Mikhail Tokunbo Abiru, FCA, has been confirmed as the recipient of the Democracy Heroes Award Africa 2024 in the Outstanding Policy Maker of the Year 2024. Sen. Abiru, who is the Chairman, Southern Senator’s Forum, won 40% of the votes cast to emerged as the winner ahead of his closest rival, Hon. James Faleke who garnered 36% of the total votes. Other nominees are: Hon. Mukta Aliu Betara, Senator Sanni Musa, Senator Henry Serikae Dickson and Hon. Olaide Akinremi.…

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Kunle Adelabu Over 1,200 local farmers across the Lagos East Senatorial District received fertilizers provided by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to boost food production and security in Nigeria. The distribution, which was done through the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial district, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, was aimed at reducing the rising cost of food, and to boost local food production capacity of the nation. Abiru, who was represented by the former Honourable Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. (Mrs) Adebimpe Akinsola, at the distribution exercise…

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There Will Be Public Hearing On Local Government Administration Bill, 2024 – Hon. AMA Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu Constituency II representative at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has assured Lagosians, especially members of his constituents in Ikorodu, that the details of the bill on the Local Government Administration being debated at the Assembly, will be made public.He also assured that there will be public hearing for members of the public to make inputs. The bill, “Law to provide for Local Governments’ System, Establishment and…

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Kunle Adelabu -Ikorodu rep tours road project, visits Oriwu Sun, Aluko houses The Publisher of Oriwu Sun, Alhaji (Chief) Monzor Olowosago, has expressed satisfaction over the representation of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, adding that he his going to do far more if he is made the governor. Alhaji Olowsago expreesed the satisfaction while hosting the three – term lawmaker and the Chairman, House Committee on Defense, and his large entourage, during a courtesy visit to Oriwu Sun House on Wednesday. Hon. Benson, who unexpectedly stormed his constituency…

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Wale Jagun & Boluwatife Oresajo -Road nearing completion It’s a new dawn in Lambo – Lasunwon community, also called the First Gate by students of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) formerly Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) because of its location opposite the main gate of the institution, along the Ikorodu – Shagamu road, lkorodu, as the 1.6km road within the community is nearing completion. The road construction, facilitated by Rep. Babajimi Benson, the three – term representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, kicked off about four months ago. Our…

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Kunle Adelabu -As CBT centre nears completion In his efforts to sustain the light up project that he kicked – started some yeas back, the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has commenced the replacement of bad poles and solar lights across the Ikorodu Federal Constituency. Since the exercise started about a week ago, the engineering department of the iCare Foundation, the operational arm of the three – term lawmaker headed by Mayor Muhydeen Sanwoola, has replaced the solar lights in some areas, and also light up new…

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Wale Jagun The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Bill following widespread public opposition. The which was first presented to the House on Tuesday had scaled the first reading and proceeded to the second. In a press statement on Wednesday, issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, said that the bill was withdrwan after extensive consultations with various stakeholders and a careful assessment of the nation’s current circumstances. The statement read: “This decision follows his extensive…

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Kunle Adelabu Residents of Ikorodu, have expressed divergent views on the Counter Subversion Bill, 2024 (HB 1652), sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen. The bill was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, with Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D., as the sponsor. The Bill falls within the realm of Nigeria’s anti-terrorism framework, and it seeks to address subversive activities by associations, organisations, militias, cults, bandits, and other proscribed groups in Nigeria. It prescribes N5million fine or 10…

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Kunle Adelabu -Says additional release of funds guarantees timely completion The umbrella body of youths in Igbogbo, the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC), has commended the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, over the rate of work on the Igbogbo/Offin/Oreta road which he facilitated its reconstruction. IYC also expressed its appreciation for the efforts of the three – term lawmaker in ensuring that the project gets additional funds to the tune of #29,000,000,000, approved this week by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The youth group, in a statement signed…

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