The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Chairmen of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) in the state to a meeting, thegazellenews.com can exclusively revealed.
Investigations by this medium revealed further that the meeting is fixed for Tuesday, 29 August, 2023 at the Lateef Jakande Auditorium in the Assembly complex from 10am.
According to some of the council Chairmen who spoke with thegazellenews.com, they were not informed of the agenda for the meeting.
This medium learnt further that the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt Honourable Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa will address the council Chairmen at the meeting.
Although the agenda of the meeting was not made public, thegazellenews.com learnt that the recent rejection of the 17 commissioners- nominees will form the major focus of discussion at the meeting.
In a related development, following the rejection of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Commissioner and Special Adviser nominees by the Lagos State House of Assembly recently, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has warned those planning protests and sponsoring media articles to desist, saying the House would not be threatened over the issue.
Speaker Obasa disclosed this during plenary on Monday, while reacting to media articles and planned protests and calls received regarding the rejection of some governor’s Commissioners and Special Adviser nominees by the House.
According to him, “Whenever the House says no to a Governor’s request, it is interpreted as the House is fighting the Governor.
“If anybody wishes to know the reason for the decision, they should approach the House. We will not be forced to spill our observations, and we reserve the rights to expose the report of the screening.
“We are not going to be threatened by the civil society organisations who wish to protest, it is their right. He who lives in glasshouse does not throw stones. If they continue to throw stones, the glass will be shattered.
“We will continue to work together and there is no reason to fight. But we have constitutional rights to say yes or no to the nominees of the Governor,” Obasa said.
