The Attorney General of the State, Mr. Lawal Pedro, has been invited to appear before the Lagos State House of Assembly to discuss the ruling rendered by the Supreme Court on local governments across the nation.The parliamentarians stated that in regard to some clauses in the nation’s Constitution, a deeper comprehension of the ruling of the supreme court was necessary. As a tier of government, the nation’s 774 local government councils should administer and receive funding directly from the federal government, according to a ruling made on Thursday by a seven-member Supreme Court bench.The court further ruled that payments made to caretaker committee-run local government authorities were unlawful.
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The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, issued the following ruling following a voice vote by members on Thursday in plenary: “We need to seek clarification and understanding of this judgment.” To ensure we comply with the ruling, it would be beneficial to have the Attorney General provide us with a briefing and express his understanding.The Lagos State House of Assembly, meantime, has decided to send a letter of appreciation to Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun for the force’s recent successful operation that resulted in the capture of nine kidnappers in the state.Additionally, a note of appreciation for the police officers’ efforts that resulted in the successful operation is to be submitted to Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.The plenary speaker, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, stated that praise was due to the police and military personnel who participated in the operation. Dr. Obasa concurred with House members that letters should be written to Egbetokun and Fayoade, urging them to continue their efforts to ensure resident safety in the State.
In order to assist the federal police system, he emphasized that stakeholders needed to expedite their thoughts for the establishment of state police. Hon. Noheem Adams, the Majority Leader of the House, had previously recalled how the police initiated the operation against some kidnappers in the Ladipo area of the state and eliminated nine of them.
According to him, there has been calm in the area since the operation was carried out.
Noheem continued, “The state’s Ikorodu area, which had previously experienced kidnapping problems, is now comparatively peaceful.” In a related incident, the Nigerian First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has received praise from the House of Assembly for her efforts to promote subsistence farming.The speaker claimed that encouraging Nigerians to plant gardens in their homes would be a wonderful idea and would contribute to food sufficiency. He mentioned that in the past, schools had farms, and that the current circumstances demand a return to that era.
