The new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, Tuesday, disclosed that the state would promulgate laws for the protection of its indigents.
Obasa, who was elected speaker of the 10th Assembly for the third consecutive term, said as part of its legislative agenda, there would be laws and resolutions in the areas of economy and commerce, property and titles and reversal of “all that are reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes
“Therefore, part of our legislative agenda is to ensure the translation of laws passed by this House to the Yoruba language.
“We also aim at achieving our collective goals of creating a robust legislative framework that protects the interest of our people”.
“Going forward in this wise, we are going to employ all legislative instruments for the support of the indigenes of Lagos”.
“There would be laws and resolutions in the areas of economy and commerce, property and titles and we will reverse all that are reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes,” He said in his acceptance speech after he was unanimously elected as speaker of the assembly.
– The protection of the cultural and economic rights of Indigenous Lagosians (Ará Èkó) should be the topmost priority of all Lagos administrations just as it should be in every other region and state of the Nigerian federation.
