Lagos isn’t no-man’s land, we’ll make laws to protect indigenes’ property — Obasa

Lagos isn’t no-man’s land, we’ll make laws to protect indigenes’ property — Obasa

 Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos house of assembly,
says the legislature will make laws in the areas of property and economy to
protect indigenes of the state.

 

On Tuesday, Obasa was unanimously re-elected as speaker
after the proclamation of the state’s 10th assembly by Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
governor of the state.

 

The election of Obasa as the speaker of the 10th assembly
means that he will be occupying the position for the third consecutive term.

 

In his acceptance speech, the speaker said Lagos is a “Yoruba
land” and that laws passed by the assembly will now be translated to Yoruba
language.

 

Obasa added that the assembly will ensure that laws are made
to protect the interests of indigenous people of Lagos, adding that lawmakers
will “reverse all that is reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes”.

 

“Lagos is a Yoruba land as against the assertions of some
people that it is a no-man’s land,” he said.

 

“Therefore, part of our legislative agenda is to ensure the
translation of laws passed by this House to 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.”

 

In the build-up to the February and March elections in
Lagos, there were divisive statements made on and off social media.

 

The rhetoric heightened tension during the election, with
reports of intimidation and harassment of voters rife across the state.

Source: Lagos isn’t no-man’s land, we’ll make laws to protect indigenes’ property — Obasa

 - NigerianEye
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