ICYMI: Lagos Isn’t No Man’s Land; HoA Will Pass New Property Laws Protecting Indigenes – Obasa

• The Lagos Assembly speaker has said the 10th legislature will focus on the interests of indigenes.

• He made the statement as he was elected speaker for a third term.

• The statement has sparked controversy on social media.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has promised that the newly inaugurated parliament will focus on passing new property and business ownership laws in the state.

The speaker made the vow in his acceptance speech as a third-term speaker of the Lagos parliament after the inauguration of the 10th assembly.

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Obasa noted that Lagos is not a “no man’s land” but a Yoruba land, hence the resolve of the legislature to protect indigenes.

He stated that the indigene-friendly laws will also reverse reversible laws to “protect” the interest of indigenes.

“There would be laws…in the areas of economy and commerce, property and titles, and we will reverse all that is reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes,” the speaker said.

“Lagos is a 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 is reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes.”

Obasa’s controversial statements have sparked mixed reactions on social media as some agreed with the speaker, while many others argued that they are discriminatory against other Nigerians living in the state.

The statements also come months after the February/March general elections, which divided Lagos residents along ethnic lines.

The divisions were heightened by controversial claims that Lagos is a “no man’s land.”

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s governorship candidate, was particularly picked on because of his Igbo origin.

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