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Lagos Assembly bars removed principal officers, suspended members from House, offices sealed

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

The turmoil and uncertainty that engulfed the Lagos Assembly over Monday’s removal of two Principal officers of the House, Hon. Olumuyiwa Jimoh Deputy Majority Leader and Rotimi Abiru, Chief Whip and suspension of two others, Hon. Moshood Oshun from Mainland Constituency 2, and his colleague,

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Lagos assembly sacks 2 principal officers, suspends 2 others

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

The Lagos state House of Assembly on Monday passed a resolution sacking two of its principal officers and suspending two members indefinitely for gross misconduct, insubordination and action that can destabilise the House. Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, announced the punitive measures following voice votes by the members present during plenary. Obasa said the […]

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SERAP decries Reps’ granting immunity to principal officers

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the passing of a bill seeking to give leaders of federal and state legislatures immunity from prosecution for corruption.” Responding to the development, SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare said: “Providing immunity for presiding officers against crimes of corruption is tantamount to ripping up

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APC Ward congress: Lagos Island members disagree on consensus arrangement

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2018 0

While the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is still basking in the euphoria of what it terms a hitch free ward congress on Saturday, the Lagos Island Ward C1 of the party has disagreed, as its members deny existing preliminary arrangements to elect its principal officers. The congress, which saw hundreds […]