· Tinubu urges assembly to step down proposal
Gboyega Akinsanmi
A privately initiated bill, which seeks to repeal the 1972 Administrative Divisions Law of Lagos State, has stoked dissension among members of the State House of Assembly, pitching them against the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa.
Similarly, political leaders, traditional rulers and eminent indigenes across the state have disapproved the bill, which under its schedule seeks to classify Alimosho as part of Badagry Division; Kosofe and Somolu as part of Ikeja Division and Eti-Osa and Lekki as part of Epe Division.
Multiple sources, who anonymously spoke with THISDAY on Friday, expressed grave concern about the new bill, lamenting that the proposal would disrupt the state’s administrative structures that the state had been using for 49 years.
By Joan Odafe
Lagos, Feb. 16, 2021 (NAN) Some All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts on Tuesday opposed the proposed bill of the Lagos State Assembly to move Alimosho Federal Constituency into Badagry Division.
They opposed the move at a stakeholders meeting organised by the APC leaders in the Badagry Division, held at the Amuwo Odofin Local Government in Lagos.
The stakeholders, in a communique after the meeting, said that any attempt to tamper with the structure on ground would be resisted by the division.
In the communique, signed by Mr Rabiu Oluwa, APC leader in Badagry Division, the stakeholders rejected the proposed re-delineation of long existing and historical structures of the divisions in Lagos State.
Polaris Bank has been commended for its commitment to skills acquisition and empowerment of women in Nigeria.
This commendation was given at the graduation and anniversary ceremony of the International Women’s Society (IWS) Skills Acquisition Center, Lagos, held recently.
The event which took place at the IWS Skills Acquisition Center, was graced by former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Oluranti Adebule, amidst other eminent dignitaries; as well as management of the center.
The erstwhile Deputy Governor, expressed delight at the level of work being done at the center to elevate the socio-economic status of women in the state and country, adding that such exercise would promote the springing up of more micro enterprises, thereby addressing the scourge of unemployment in the state, especially among the womenfolk.
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