Tag: Lagos State House of Assembly
Tinubu the best thing to happen to Nigerians, says Lagos Assembly
Speaking during plenary, the lawmakers took time to eulogise the President saying he came into office at a time when…
Lagos Assembly turmoil: DSS detains two lawmakers over Obasa’s impeachment
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The political crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly took a dramatic turn on Thursday as…
GAC member slams Lagos lawmakers for reconvening during recess to impeach Obasa
Lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly reconvened on 13 January, 2025 while the House was on recess to…
Lagos Assembly fires back: Obasa’s impeachment stands
Obasa, who had rejected the impeachment on Saturday, claimed due process was not followed in his removal, maintaining that he…
Lagos Assembly calls out Sanwo-Olu over increasing theft of public infrastructure
The Speaker called on Sanwo-Olu to instruct relevant law enforcement agencies to arrest individuals caught stealing or vandalising public infrastructure…
Lagos Assembly names new principal officers
According to Meranda, the announcement of new officers is as a result of the change of the leadership of the…
Why we impeached Obasa as Speaker – Lagos Assembly
In a sweeping overhaul, Tobun said all principal positions and standing committees were dissolved, signalling a fresh start for the…
Lagos Assembly injects N360.88bn, passes Sanwo-Olu’s N3.4trn budget
Following its passage, Obasa instructed the Clerk of the House, Olalekan Onafeko, to forward the document to Governor Sanwo-Olu for…
2025 Budget: Lagos Assembly questions Sanwo-Olu’s plan to borrow N408bn
While raising concerns over the projection of N408 billion deficit financing in the budget, Olumoh, who noted that loans are…
Lagos Assembly reverses stance: 37 LCDAs have come to stay
The Speaker emphasised that the bill also introduced a four-year tenure for elective offices in the local government, which, according…
‘Reconsider move to scrap LCDAs,’ Council chairs tell Lagos Assembly
The Assembly on Thursday during a public hearing said the bill was being considered to replace the current 37 Local…
Lagos Assembly approves reordering of 2024 Budget, increases capital expenditure
Though the total budget size remains the same, the recurrent expenditure was reduced from N952,430,566,998 in the original budget to…
Alimosho crisis: Lagos Assembly Speaker stops suspension of council chairman
After what a member of the House, Sa'ad Olumoh, described as a painstaking two months investigation in which all parties…
Lagos lawmakers invite Attorney-General over Supreme Court judgement on LGs
A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court had declared on Thursday that the 774 local government councils in the country…
Governors must see lawmakers as partners, not appendages – Lagos Assembly
The House further urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to recognise past speakers of the Lagos Assembly for their contributions to the…