The proposed legislation by the speaker of the Lagos house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa which will make laws in the areas of property and the economy to protect indigenes of the state has generated mixed reactions.
On Tuesday, Obasa was unanimously re-elected as speaker of the house, after the proclamation of the state’s 10th assembly by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu, making it the third consecutive time that Obasa will occupy the position.
In his acceptance speech, the speaker said, Lagos is a ‘Yoruba land’ and that laws passed by the assembly will now be translated to Yoruba language. He also stated that the assembly will ensure that laws are made to protect the interests of indigenous people of Lagos, and that lawmakers will reverse all that is reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes.
The pronouncement has generated mixed reactions after the rhetoric ‘Lagos is no man’s land’ heightened tension during the just concluded elections with reports of intimidation and harassment of voters, rife across the state.
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State during the elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in a circular posted on twitter described the proposal as an attempt to jeopardise economic development and individual empowerment of the state.
This is as a witness for the Labour Party on Thursday, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of an attempt to sabotage the 2023 presidential election. The witness Anthony Chinwo, who is a software engineer, said that he conducted investigations around the uploading of results to the Irev portal by the electoral umpire and discovered that there was a deliberate plot to undermine the electoral process.
In another development, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu to apologise to Nigerians for the poor conduct of the 2023 general elections.
Speaking during the presentation of the final report on the elections, the convener of the group, Eene Obi maintained that the election was marred by irregularities, especially as it concerns the technological input.
The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of the Independent National Electoral Commission Festus Okoye, maintained that the elections were credible.
In other news, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s meeting with some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, otherwise known as the G5 governors, has caused a stir on social media.
Members of the group including Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, Nyesom Wike, Former Governor of Rivers State and Samuel Ortom, the immediate past governor of Benue State as well as Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Former Governors of Abia and Enugu State respectively all met Tinubu at the presidential villa on Thursday.
While details of the meeting are still unknown, many are speculating that it may be connected to Tinubu’s consultations regarding the formation of his cabinet. As videos and pictures began circulating online, the Rivers State Governor Nyesome Wike’s Picture stood out, as he appeared to have suffered a wardrobe malfunction, as he missed out on a button in his suit.
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