By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, has announced plans by the House to pass laws that will protect the interest of indigenes of the state.
Obasa, who was elected Speaker of the 10th Assembly for the third consecutive term, said as part of its legislative agenda, there would be laws and resolutions in the areas of economy and commerce, property and titles and reversal of “all that are reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes”
The plan is an apparent reaction to some of the controversies in the build-up to the 2023 elections, including the argument that non-indigenes wanted to take over the state, Obasa declared that Lagos is a Yoruba land.
“Lagos is Yoruba land as against the assertions of some people that it is a no man’s land. Therefore, part of our legislative agenda is to ensure the translation of laws passed by this House to the Yoruba language. We also aim at achieving our collective goals of creating a robust legislative framework that protects the interest of our people.
“Going forward in this wise, we are going to employ all legislative instruments for the support of the indigenes of Lagos. There would be laws and resolutions in the areas of economy and commerce, property and titles and we will reverse all that are reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes,” Obasa was quoted as saying.
