The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a vote of confidence on Speaker Mudashiru Obasa saying they remain satisfied with his leadership. The vote of confidence coincided with the Speaker’s 52nd birthday with the lawmakers eulogised him for uplifting the country’s democracy through laws that impact positively on the people. “I rise this afternoon to move a motion …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has presented official vehicles to staff in the directorship cadre. The presentation is the second in a row coming a few weeks after some senior staff were handed the keys to their own cars as part of the efforts of the leadership of the House to bolster …

Suspended Chairman of the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Hon. Jelili Sulaimon has pleaded with the state House of Assembly for forgiveness, nearly a month after he was axed for non-compliance, defiance and unyielding attitude to the legislative House. In a Letter of Apology, signed by the embattled chairman and addressed to Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, which was read …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has stressed the need for the formal listing of the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state by the National Assembly. Meanwhile, the lawmakers have agreed to conduct another public hearing on a bill that seeks to review the Local Government Administration law of the state. The House also invited the state’s …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has asked suspended chairman of Alimosho Local Government Area, Jelili Sulaimon, and his lawyer, Dr. Abdul Mahmud, to recognise the place of law rather than sentiments and emotions as guiding principles of legislative practices in Lagos State. The advice by the Assembly on Tuesday was in response to the purported reaction of the duo …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has pledged the support of the House for the Nigerian Army with the goal of sustaining the peace experienced in the State. Dr. Obasa gave the assurance on Thursday when he received Brigadier General Olawale Matthew Oyekola, 48th Commander of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has emphasised the need for a proactive approach in addressing domestic and sexual violence in the state. At a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the House stressed the importance of establishing guidance and counselling units in schools and religious institutions as a way to reach out to the public …

A bill seeking for a law to establish the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy has scaled a second reading on the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly. At a sitting on Thursday, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa committed the bill to one of the committees on education for further processes. Lawmakers at the sitting had unanimously …

What would have resulted in the removal of the Alimosho Local Government chairman, Jelili Suleimon, was on Monday prevented by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. A statement by the Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele Ebhomele, said Lawmakers had suggested on the floor of the …

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday held a plenary session calling on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take major steps to avert the planned nationwide protest in the State. The lawmakers, in a ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’ brought by Majority Leader Noheem Adams, noted the devastation caused by the EndSARS protest of 2020 in Lagos and urged the …