Lagos Assembly
23 Aug 2023
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 22 and rejected 17 out of the 39 commissioner-nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening. Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the House, who presided over the day’s sitting, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad-hoc committee led by the…
23 Aug 2023
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to convene security council meeting in the state. The House said the meeting was in a bid to stem the spate of alleged killings of residents by men in uniform. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the assembly passed…
29 Jul 2023
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, sent the list of nominees for his cabinet to the State House Assembly for screening and confirmation.
14 Jul 2023
Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, received a letter from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu nominating Adewuyi Moshood Adewale for the position of Auditor-General of the State. The letter was read by Clerk of the House, Olalekan Onafeko, during the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
12 Jul 2023
Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the National Assembly to review the 1999 Constitution to allow state police, with the view to curb security challenges bedevilling the country.
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