Lagos Lawmakers Condemn Gov Sanwo-Olu’s List Of Cabinet Nominees, Ask Him To Specify Their Local Govts
Members of the Lagos state House of Assembly have condemned the list of Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu’ s cabinet nominees.
While expressing their dissatisfaction and picking holes in the list of cabinet nominees sent to the parliament last Friday by Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu, the lawmakers, who spoke during the plenary session held on Thursday, said the list did not reflect their expectations and the people of their constituencies.
The Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko had read out the names of the 39 cabinet nominees while the lawmakers took turns to give their take on the issue and they lamented the exclusion of some local governments and constituencies from the list.
Raising a ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’, Hon Aro Abiodun of Ikorodu II state constituency, told his colleagues that despite contributing to the success of the All Progressives Congress in the last general election, Ikorodu only got one slot while the Deputy Majority Leader , Ademola Kasunmu, also lamented absence of nominee from Ikeja.
Nureni Akinsanya , Mushin state constituency, Kehinde Joseph (Alimosho II), and Femi Saheed also spoke in the same vein.
Nureni Akinsanya had noted that the governor did not specify the local government of each of the nominees.
Speaker Mudashiru Obasa however urged his colleagues to show understanding noting that all local governments in the state cannot produce two commissioners each.
‘The law gives room for the governor to decide who he wants to choose; the House also has the power to deliberate on his decisions’ he said.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the Speaker agreed with his colleagues that the local governments of the nominees should be clearly stated for the benefit of the state and the general public.
He later directed the Clerk of the House to send a letter to the governor requesting that he should specify the local government of each of the nominees.
The House also set up a committee headed by the Chief Whip, Fatai Mojeed, to screen the nominees and report back to the parliament-.Team@orientactualmags.com
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