Lagos State Assembly passes LAHA Service Commission (Amendment) 2020

The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has passed the state’s Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) 2020 through a voice vote.

The Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who disclosed this during the plenary on Tuesday, said that the office of the Clerk had sent the bill to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his assent.

Obasa said that the bill was unanimously passed by all members present at the plenary after the third reading.

He said, “The bill is an amendment to the Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission Law of 2015.

“The law is to give legal backing and operational modules to the new financial autonomy granted State Legislatures and Judiciary in the Section 121(3) of the 4th Alteration of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“The autonomy was granted by President Muhammadu Buhari after issuing an Executive Order on May 22, for its immediate implementation.”

Obasa noted that the newly amended law, which is now waiting for Governor Sanwo-Olu’s assent, consists of 12 amendments and seven new sections.

According to him, among the new amendments is Section 4, which deals with the tenure of the Chairman and members of the commission.

Obasa said according to the amended Section 4, the chairman and members of the commission shall hold office for a term of five years and may be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of five years only.

The speaker said that Section 21 deals with the tenure of the Clerk of the House, which states inter alia.

He said, “The Clerk shall hold office for a period of four years and may be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of four years only.”

“Section 22 creates five Deputy Clerk positions. They are as listed Deputy Clerk (Legislative Matters), Deputy Clerk (Legislative Drafting and Legal Services).

“Others are: Deputy Clerk (Publication), Deputy Clerk (Administration and Human Resources) and Deputy Clerk (Finance and Accounts).”

Obasa said that among the newly created sections were Sections 24 and 29 which deal with fund of the commission and payment of salaries, pensions, other remuneration and allowances payable to members and staff of the assembly respectively.

He noted that the two items were now domiciled in the budget of the House of Assembly.

Source: News Agency Of Nigeria 

Lagos Assembly passes legislative service commission bill

Lagos State House of Assembly has passed its Legislative Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in respect to the full financial autonomy granted to the State Legislature in the country by the presidency.

It would be recalled that the House constituted a 7-Man Ad Hoc Committee mandated by the House to consider the Bill to reflect the latest development on the autonomy.

The Legislation approved overwhelmingly by the House is to enact amongst others; the composition of the commission to compromise of a chairman, and four other members who shall in the opinion of the Speaker be persons of unquestionable integrity and shall represent the five divisions of the State; the tenures of the chairman and members of the commission which shall hold office for a term of five years and may be re-appointed for a further term of five years only; and the establishment of five deputy clerks.

Hon. Rotimi Olowo, who indicated that the Bill is a welcome idea, commended the efforts of the Committee for its timely completion of the recommendations, as each level will progress in their cadres and the House Service Commission will enjoy full autonomy and independence.

Other Members also commended the Committee for the recommendations proposed and aligned their support to the passing of the Bill.

In another development, the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform (Amendment) Bill, 2020 scaled through its second reading at the Plenary.

Hon. Adewale Temitope stated that the Bill needs an amendment as it is about the Transport Sector in Lagos State.

“It involves the first agenda of Mr Governor which is Transport. The Law seeks to address some areas affecting the transportation system and regulations in the State. It is therefore important that the House seeks the amendment of the Bill to further strengthen the sector.” He said.

Giving his ruling, The Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Mudashiru Obasa, mandated the Bill to the House Committee on Transportation to look into the sections to be amended and report its findings to the House in two weeks.

Source: Today.ng

How Speaker Of Lagos Assembly, Obasa, Tricked Ex-State Governor, Ambode, To Collect N350m For Five-day Conference

Obasa had written a letter to Ambode for the approval of that amount for Speakers of state Assemblies Conference.

In yet another grand corruption, SaharaReporters has uncovered how Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, tricked former governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, to collect the sum of N350m.

Obasa in the letter personally signed by him informed the ex-governor that the event would hold for five days even though he knew it would take place for only three days between Friday, August 3 to Sunday, August 5, 2018.

In a breakdown of the demand, Obasa said the money would be for the payment of flight for a minimum of six legislators per state, feeding and accommodation among other things.

However, it was gathered that there was no payment for flight for participants while some of his personal companies were also used as conduit to launder over N24m for himself.

Recall that SaharaReporters had published some list of companies owned by the Speaker being used to award contracts to himself.

Some of the companies were also listed as part of firms that received contracts for the execution of the said conference.

Some companies traced to Obasa, which are listed in the expenditure include Extremely Logistics and Cleaning Services (the company that he used to approve N17m for the maintenance of his personal resident, guesthouse and office); and Cream on Ice Service. Speaker Of Lagos Assembly, Obasa, Awards Contracts To Self Through Company Registered In Son's Name

While Extremely Logistics received over N41m, Cream on Ice Service got N13.3m.

SaharaReporters in a series of reports had exposed the fraudulent and corrupt activities of the Lagos Speaker.

While Obasa orchestrated the disbursement of N10m monthly allocation to his wife under the guise of gender inclusiveness programme for women, he had also received N17m monthly to maintain his personal residence and guest house. The Lagos Speaker had mobilised thugs with N50m in a bid to invade the Civic Media Lab office and burn down the place with anybody found there as a way of getting back at the online news publication for exposing his fraudulent activities in the Lagos parliament where he had been feeding fat on public funds.

Obasa and his group are targeting the leadership of Human and Environmental Development Agenda, a civil rights organisation promoting transparency and justice.

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Oyo Assembly Passes Vote of Confidence on Governor Seyi Makinde and His Deputy

The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on the Governor of the state, Engr Seyi Makinde and his deputy, Engr Rauf Olaniyan.

The confidence vote was passed at Tuesday’s plenary following a motion to that effect moved by member representing Lagelu State Constituency, Hon Akintunde Olajide and seconded by Hon Isiaka Kazeem of Oyo East/Oyo West State Constituency.

This is coming on the heels of a report by a National Daily of a purported plot by the legislature to impeach the deputy Governor, Engr Rauf Olaniyan.

The report alleged that a top Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde who was said to have masterminded the impeachment move had hosted some members of the State Assembly in a hotel to conclude the plan to remove the deputy.

The house in a unanimous resolution debunked the purported impeachment ploy and maintained that the said story concocted by the writer was a calculated attempt by the National daily and its journalist to misinform the general public and to also cause disaffection between the Oyo State House of Assembly and the executive arm of Government in the State led by Governor Seyi Makinde.

The Speaker, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin said the vote of confidence on the Governor and his deputy became necessary in view of the enviable achievements of Gov Makinde and his deputy as well as the robust working relationship and partnership which the Oyo State ninth Assembly is enjoying from the executive arm of Government.

He said there was never a time the lawmakers or some of them were lodged in any hotel anywhere in the state or outside to orchestrate a plan to impeach the deputy Governor and wondered where such unfounded rumor emanated from.

Hon Ogundoyin who used the medium to commend conventional journalists and online tabloids for informing the public of happenings around them however warned them against flouting the ethic of accuracy, truthfulness and objectivity which is the hallmark of the pen profession.

In their remarks, the deputy Speaker of the House, Hon Mohammed Fadeyi and member representing Iseyin / Itesiwaju, Hon Bamidele Adeola condemned in strong language the writer and publisher of the said story which they said was fabricated by enemies of good governance presently being experienced in Oyo State and advised journalists covering proceedings in the Assembly and others to always endeavor to cross-check their facts and report only the truth and nothing but the truth.

The majority Leader of the House, Hon Sanjo Onaolapo and the Minority Leader, Hon Asimiyu Alarape in their own comments commended the administration of Gov Seyi Makinde for its various people oriented policies and urged men of the media profession to always balance their stories and avoid spreading false and malicious stories so as not to deliberately set the state on fire.

They solicited their cooperation in the task of formulating laws and passing bills that will enhance the standard of living of the people and bring Government closer to the grassroot

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A Yobe State Assembly Member Who Tested Positive Of COVID-19 Has Refused Isolation

Member of Yobe State House of Assembly who is suspected to have tested positive for COVID-19 has allegedly refused to be isolated at the state isolation facility.

The member was rushed to the General Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital and was admitted at the amenity ward of the hospital.

His sample according to a source was taken and later confirmed to have tested positive but he refused to go to the isolation facility which is also located at the same hospital.

“It was a running battle between us and the member of the State House of Assembly to move to the isolation center and he refused,” the source disclosed.

The patients at the amenity ward where he was admitted at the hospital have been evacuated and the wing deserted.

According to reports, the action of the member irked the health workers at the hospital and they refused to attend to him in the last two days.

It is also not clear whether the hospital is considering the amenity ward as an Isolation center..