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  • APC wins 38 Lagos Assembly seats, LP clinches 2 [Full list]

    APC wins 38 Lagos Assembly seats, LP clinches 2 [Full list]

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 38 out of the 40 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly at Saturday’s state assembly elections in the state.

    Mrs. Adenike Tadese, INEC’s Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity, on Tuesday, said this in a statement in Lagos.

    It said that the Labour Party clinched the last two seats of the 40-member Lagos Assembly.

    According to the statement, APC’s Mudashiru Obasa and Jubreel Abdulkareem won Agege Constituency I and II seats, while APC’s Lukman Olumoh and Akanbi Oluwa clinched Ajeromi-Ifelodun Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Jimoh Orelope and Kehinde Joseph won Alimosho Constituency I and II seats respectively, while APC’s Mojisola Meranda and Aina Lawal won Apapa Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Solomon Bonus and Setonji David won Babagry Constituency I and II seats respectively while APC’s Abiodun Tobun and Sylester Ogunkelu won Epe Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Noheem Adams and Gbolahan Yishawu won Eti-Osa Constituency I and II seats respectively while APC’s Fatai Oluwa and Oladele Ajayi won Ibeju-Lekki Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Temitope Adedeji and Emmanuel Olotu clinched Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency I and II seats respectively while APC’s Adeseyi Lawal and Adedamola Kasunmu won Ikeja Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Gbolahan Ogunleye and Moshood Aro won Ikorodu Constituency I and II seats respectively, while APC’s Ganiyu Sanni and Obafemi Saheed clinched Kosofe Constituency I and II seats, respectively.

    APC’s Olusola Elliot and Mosunmola Sangodara won Surulere Constituency I and II seats respectively while APC’s Abiodun Orekoya and Samuel Apata clinched Somolu Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Oladipo Ajomale and Stephen Ogundipe clinched Oshodi-Isolo Constituency I and II seats respectively while APC’s Olusegun Ege and Suraju Tijani won Ojo Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Nureni Akinsanya and Olayinka Kazeem won Mushin Constituency I and II seats respectively while APC’s Owolabi Ajani and Rasheed Shabi clinched Lagos Mainland Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    APC’s Olumegbon Lawal and Olanrewaju Afinni won Lagos Island Constituency I and II seats respectively, while LP’s Foluke Osafile and Tunde Fashina clinched Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I and II seats respectively.

    INEC is yet to announce when it would present certificates of return to the winners of the Saturday’s House of Assembly election.

  • 2023: Lagos assembly member denies plotting against Obasa

    2023: Lagos assembly member denies plotting against Obasa

    A legislator, Mr. Gholahan Yishawu, says he not only wants the Lagos Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, to be re-elected in his constituency in 2023, but also wants him to again lead the 10th Assembly in the State.

    Yishawu, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Eti-Osa 02 state constituency, made this known during an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday.

    The lawmaker, who is Chairman, House Committee on Budget and Planning, denied an allegation that he was part of a plot to stop Obasa from leading the house again after the present ninth Assembly.

    He said that the number of terms a person could serve as speaker was not limited, and the more experienced the person, the better he would deliver on the job for the benefit of the people.

    Yishawu said he maintained a good relationship with the speaker and aligned with his good agenda to move the assembly and the state forward.

    “I support his re-election in the 2023 general elections and as speaker in the next 10th assembly because of his leadership skills.

    “I will continue to support the vision of Mr. Speaker to fast-track the success of the House and the development of our dear state,” he said.

    The lawmaker advised all members of APC to disregard rumours deliberately instigated to cause misunderstanding among leaders and members of the party.

    He said his primary duty was his legislative responsibilities and activities targeted at improving the lives and welfare of his constituents, which he had been doing.

    Yishawu said that the attention of every member of the party should be on preparations for the forthcoming elections.

    He said that they must be focused on ensuring victory for Sen. Bola Tinubu in the presidential election.

    Yishawu said attention should also be on achieving victory for the APC candidates in the Governorship, Senate, House of Representatives, and the House of Assembly elections.

  • 2023: 394 candidates jostle for 40 Lagos Assembly seats

    2023: 394 candidates jostle for 40 Lagos Assembly seats

    Ahead of the 2023 general elections, INEC in Lagos State says 394 candidates of different political parties are jostling for the 40 seats in the state’s House of Assembly.

    Recall that governorship and houses of assembly elections were scheduled to hold across the country on March 11, 2023.

    According to the Final List of governorship and house of assembly candidates displayed on Wednesday at the commission’s office in Yaba,  16 candidates of different political parties are contesting for the  2023 governorship election in Lagos state.

    The list was signed by Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the Secretary of INEC.

    According to the list, the candidates for the assembly seats in Lagos state are contesting on the platform of 16 out of the 18 registered political parties in the country.

    The list showed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) had contestants in all the 40 state constituencies.

    While the  Action Alliance (AA) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) fielded candidates in 36 state constituencies each, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Boot Party (BP) had candidates for  34 state constituencies each.

    The African Action Congress (AAC) is contesting in 21 state constituencies while Accord (A), Action People’s Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), National Rescue Movement (NRM), Young Progressives Party (YPP) and People’s Redemption Party (PRP) filed candidates in less than 10 state constituencies each.

    The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) did not field candidates for the state assembly election in the state.

    The governorship list shows that only 16 of the 18 registered political parties fielded contestants, out of which only two candidates are female while the remaining 14 are male.

    Only candidates of APM and APP are female, Mrs Funmilayo Kupokiyi, 51, and Mrs Abiola Adeyemi, 44 respectively.

    The other governorship candidates are Messrs Dickson Olaogun (A), Abdulrasaq Balogun (AA), Akeem Olayiwola (AAC), Olufunso Doherty( ADC), Bamidele Ishola (ADP), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC), Olawale Oluwo (BP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (LP) and Olanrewaju Jim-Kamal (NNPP).

    Others are: Braithwaite Ishola (NRM), Olajide Adediran (PDP), Taofeek Uthman (SDP), Wasiu Ajayi (YPP) and Adenipebi Mode-Adekunle (ZLP).

    APGA and PRP did not field candidates for the governorship seat in the list published for the 2023 general elections.

    According to the list, Olaogun (65) of Accord Party is oldest while Rhodes-Vivour (39) of LP is the youngest.

  • Lagos Assembly summons Lands Bureau, others over Ogudu community land dispute

    Lagos Assembly summons Lands Bureau, others over Ogudu community land dispute

    The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Lands Bureau and the Land Grabbers Office to appear before it over a  land dispute at Ogudu Community Muslim Praying Ground in Lagos.
    The Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary and Public Petition, Mr Victor Akande made this known at an on the spot Assessment to the land on Saturday in Lagos.
    The landowners on May 2021,  protested activities of suspected land grabbers on their land at the Ogudu community Muslims Praying Ground along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogudu.
    The major landowners that protested were : Prince Wale Oyekoya, Mrs Oreoluwa Obasuye, and Mrs Pauline Nsa.
    The major landowners had urged the government, the Inspector General of Police, the  Commissioner of Police in the state, and the Oba of Lagos to come to their rescue and save their lives and property.
    Speaking at the site, Akande directed the Executive Secretary, Land Use and Allocation Committee, Mrs Ololade Ajetunmobi to appear in person on Tuesday to explain the role of the bureau on the land.
    “The committee is also summoning the office of the Surveyor General; the Ologudu of Ogudu; the alleged land grabber, Mr Jibola Bisiriyu, and other parties involved to appear before its committee on Tuesday.
    “It is necessary for all the parties involved to appear on Tuesday so the issue will be resolved once and for all,” he said.
    Akande queried the Lands Bureau on why the demolition was done hastily and illegally by using the Ministry of Environment instead of the task force from the Lands.
    The lawmaker also queried why the scheme officer in charge of the land would deny  that she was not aware of the demolition.
    According to him, what baffles me is why the demolition took place despite the Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) issued to the landowners by the land register.
    The Representative of Ologudu, Chief Ibrahim Durojaiye, explained that the lands involved had been sold to the landowners about 30 years ago before the Land Use Act was established.
    Speaking on behalf of other aggrieved landowners, Oyekoya, lamented the hasty demolition of their property and threat to lives by suspected land grabbers
    Oyekoya said that  they bought their titles and documents from the Fashola family of Ogudu.
    He said they had obtained a CofO more than 10 years ago from the Lagos state government in respect of their respective holdings in the land in dispute.
    Oyekoya urged the state government to ensure appropriate compensations against the land grabbers and their land returned to them.
    On the site was representatives from the Lands Bureau, Office of the Surveyors General, Direct Construction Company and the landowners’ counsel, Mr Gabriel Ibiwoye.
  • Lagos Assembly begins probe of LGs, LCDAs accounts

    Lagos Assembly begins probe of LGs, LCDAs accounts

    The Lagos State House of Assembly has begun probing the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) to justify accountability of public funds in the state.

    The Chairman House Committee on Public Accounts (Local), Mr Mojeed Fatai, said this at the commencement of the first phase of the screening in Lagos on Saturday.

    Fatai noted that the probe by the Joint Committee on Public Account (Local) and Committee on Local Government Administration and Community Affairs had begun oversight functions to ensure acceptability.

    “The exercise was to evaluate the 20 Local Government Councils, LGs and 37 LCDAs in the state.

    ”This is the first phase and it is to run till Thursday, with Kosofe LG, Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, Ikosi-Isheri LCDA, Yaba LG, Lekki LG, Ibeju-Lekki LCDA, Imota LCDA, Epe LG, Isolo LG, Lagos-Island LCDA, Itire-Ikate LCDA amongst others.

    Fatai said the  exercise was aimed at making sure the funds from Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC) allocated to Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas were expended judiciously.

    ”This is as it is contained in the relevant year budget approval and for the purpose of development in the state,” he said.

    Fatai said that the reports of its findings from the Joint Committee after the exercise would be presented at the plenary of the House for debate and for further scrutiny.

    The members present at the exercise included Mr Olawale AbdulSobur, Chairman Committee on Local Govt. Administration and Community Affairs.

    Others were Mr Rotimi Olowo, Mr Hakeem Sokunle, Mr Saka Solaja, Mr Rauf Age-Sulaiman, Mr Kehinde Joseph, Mr Victor Akande, Mrs Mosunmola Sangodara and Mr Fatai Oluwa.

  • Lagos Assembly makes clarification on passing Sharia law

    Lagos Assembly makes clarification on passing Sharia law

    The Lagos House of Assembly has debunked  report that it secretly passed a Sharia Bill to favour Northerners to garner support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of next year’s general election.

    Setonji David, Chairman, House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, made this known via a statement on Wednesday.

    Recall that an online media had reported that the assembly hurriedly passed a bill to set up Sharia courts, paving way for Sharia law in Lagos state which had been signed into law by the current state governor.

    David, representing Badagry II, said the report was a mere figment of the imagination of the writer and a total lie from the pit of hell.

    The spokesperson said no informed person should believe such lies against the assembly that was above the common standard of excellence, adding that the news was far from the reality.

    He said: “The attention of the Lagos state house of assembly has been drawn to a malicious and unfounded report making the rounds on social media.

    “That the assembly has secretly passed a sharia law in a deal to get Northern support for Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate.

    “We will not have dignified the writer of this hate speech but in order to set the records straight, this is a mere figment of the imagination of the writer and a total lie from the pit of hell.

    “No informed person should believe this lie against the assembly that is above the common standard of excellence. The news is far from reality.

    “Some people are just mischievous. Spreading all sorts of untrue stuff. Is it possible to pass a law under cover?

    “The process of law making is universal and very open. You cannot pass a law without subjecting it to public hearing in Lagos state.”

    David urged residents of the state and Nigerians as a whole to take the peddlers of this unfounded report as uninformed, and uneducated people who needed to be schooled about the law making process.

    He said Tinubu was a fast selling product across the country and does not need any law from the state to further endear him to all Nigerians.

    The lawmaker said by the special grace of God, Tinubu would emerge winner of the 2023 presidential election to the shame of purveyors of the hate news.

    source NAN

  • Lagos Assembly passes N1.758tr ‘Budget of Consolidation’ for 2022

    Lagos Assembly passes N1.758tr ‘Budget of Consolidation’ for 2022

    The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2022 budget estimate.

    The lawmakers increased it from the initial N1.38 trillion to N1.758 trillion.

    The budget was passed at a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, after a presentation of the report by Chairman of the House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget Gbolahan Yishawu.

    Yishawu, after the plenary, explained that the total budget size passed is an addition of leftovers from previous allocations in the 2021 budget.

    He said the leftover was rolled into ‘contingency fund’ in the 2022 budget.

    The lawmaker also put the Capital and Recurrent expenditure ratio at 66:34

    While the recurrent expenditure is N591,280 billion, capital expenditure is N1.166 trillion.

    He added that the loans, bonds and ISPO funds were also captured in the budget that was passed.

    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on November 24, presented a budget estimates of of ₦1,388,285,459,990.51 trillion to the House of Assembly.

    He called it the ‘Budget of Consolidation’.

  • Lagos Assembly approves Sanwo-Olu’s N18bn loan request

    Lagos Assembly approves Sanwo-Olu’s N18bn loan request

    The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request for approval of the bridging facility loan offered by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning to facilitate the speedy completion of the Regional road and Lekki-Epe Expressway project.

    The House which is currently handling budget defence by MDAs recently called for a plenary to grant the governor’s request.

    In furtherance to the request, the House granted the approval for the sum of ₦3,750,000,000.00 for the Regional road project and the sum of ₦15,000,000,000.00 for the Lekki-Epe Expressway project respectively, totaling to the sum of ₦18,750,000,000.00.

    Speaking on the report, Hon. Rotimi Olowo, Chairman, House Committee on Finance, submitted that the interest rate is 5% in the first two years and 9% in subsequent years, giving it a two-year moratorium.

    Lending his support on the approval, Hon. Setonji David noted that the loan is a single digit with a repayment period of 30 years under which the project will drive sustainable economic growth and development in the State.

    Other lawmakers in support of the request commended the State Government proactiveness, saying that it will bring immense infrastructural benefits to Lagos State.

    The Speaker, Rt Hon. Mudashiru Obasa directed the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko therefore sent a clean copy of the approval to Governor Sanwo-Olu.

  • BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-Open Grazing Bills

    BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-Open Grazing Bills

    The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) bill, along with a bill that prohibits the open grazing of cattle in the state.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the two bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers during the plenary on Thursday after they were read for the third time.

    Following the passage of the bills, the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, commended his colleagues for their passion to see that the state continues to grow.

    “I thank you all for this historic exercise,” he told the lawmakers at the legislative chamber of the Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja.

    Obasa also directed the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit clean copies of the bills to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for assent.

    The passage comes a day after the lawmakers held separate public hearings on the bills with stakeholders who declared their support for them.

  • LCC ownership: Lagos Assembly clarifies approval to Gov Sanwo-Olu

    LCC ownership: Lagos Assembly clarifies approval to Gov Sanwo-Olu

    The Lagos House of Assembly says it only approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request to convert the $53.9 million Lagos Concession Company (LCC) private loan to a public sector loan.
    The Chairman House Committee on Finance, Mr Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu Constituency 1), made the clarification in Lagos on Thursday.
    Recall that the House committee had during plenary on Aug. 5 presented a report approving full takeover of ownership of Lekki Concession Company (LCC) by the state government.
    But the Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, debunked the report, saying that the request by the governor was not to takeover LCC since it had already been done in 2014.
    The commissioner added that the request was to convert the loan to a public sector facility.
    Olowo told newsmen that the clarification became necessary as the loan conversion was to attract lower interest rates from the present 4.2 per cent to 1.2 per cent from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
    He explained that the government took over the company in 2014 to develop infrastructure in the Epe axis, considering the future establishment of Dangote Refinery, amongst others, which was expected to create employment opportunities and bring in more taxes.
    The lawmaker noted that the terms of the $53.9 million loan agreement was on 75 per cent share holding by the state government and 25 per cent by Public Private Partnership (PPP).
    He said: “Presently, the government owns LCC 100 per cent since 2014, but the government decided to takeover the company due to its economic advantage in the near future.
    “The loan was initially taken as a private sector loan at an interest rate of 4.2 per cent but that it was renegotiated to 1.2 per cent interest rate as a public sector loan. thus requiring approval of of the state House of Assembly.
    “The new repayment period of the loan was based on the ownership structure that has been extended to 2034 so as to reduce pressure of repayment of loan on the state government.
    “The approval by the assembly indicated that out of the $53.9 million loan, $20.1 million with interest rate of $40 million has been paid so far and there is still outstanding loan balance of $27.5million.”
    He said that AfDB granted international component of the loan, while Zenith, United Bank of Africa and First City Monument Bank, granted the local loan.