The Lagos State House of Assembly has become the most successful state parliament in Nigeria because of its reliance on God, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has said. Addressing guests, including the First Lady of the state, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, traditional rulers and political leaders, the Speaker added that the House achieved its 2023 goals as a result of the diligence, commitment …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday, committed the 2024 Appropriation Bill presented last Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to a joint-committee of the House for proper scrutiny. Obasa urged the joint-committee on Economic Planning and Finance to ensure it works hard enough to produce a well-scrutinised budget in three weeks for …

The 2024 budget proposal of N2.246 trillion presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday faces the realities of daunting economic challenges and must be tailored towards improving the lives of residents, according to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. Immediately after the presentation of the budget proposal by the governor at the Assembly …

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday confirmed three of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s nominees of cabinet rank. The House confirmed Mr. Abiodun Ogunleye for the position of commissioner. It also approved two others as Special Adviser to the governor (cabinet ranks). Their confirmation took place during a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. Earlier, Chairman …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has resolved to write Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu seeking the identity of five nominees, which he wanted the House’s approval to appoint as special advisers. The House received a letter from the governor on Tuesday seeking the screening and confirmation of six new nominees for cabinet positions. At a sitting presided over by the Speaker, …

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly took time on Thursday to praise the Speaker, Rt. Hon.  Mudashiru Obasa for his roles in the development and progress of the state. The lawmakers said that Obasa, who will be 51 on Saturday, had made a name that cannot be erased from the history of the state, as well as the …

The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, resolved to invite the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Mr. Tolani Akibu; the Vice Chancellor of the state University (LASU), Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello; the Senate of the tertiary institution; and other top staff over allegations of extortion and certificate racketeering levelled against the school recently. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced deliberation, probe and consideration of the 2022 Auditor General’s Report for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (State), Hon. Kehinde Olaide Joseph said the exercise was to ensure that the committee’s statutory oversight is used as an antidote to financial recklessness by MDAs in …

The Lagos State House of Assembly will continue to support Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the area of infrastructural and transport sector developments in the state, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has said. During the commissioning of the Oyingbo Overpass Bridge on Sunday, which marked the delivery of another ancillary infrastructure of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line, the Speaker, …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has described Oba Rilwanu Akiolu as a blessing to Lagos adding that at 80, the revered monarch had contributed immensely to the progress of the state. In a congratulatory statement to mark the traditional ruler’s 80th birthday on Sunday, Obasa, who is also the Baa’sofin of Lagos, …