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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