8th Lagos State House of Assembly

8th Lagos State House of Assembly
Lagos State House of Assembly
Type
Type	unicameral
Term limits	4 years
History
Founded	October 2, 1979
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, All Progressives Congress (APC) since June 8, 2015
Deputy Speaker	Eshinloku Sanni, All Progressives Congress, APC since June 8, 2015
Leader of the House	Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, All Progressives Congress, APC since June 8, 2015
Deputy Leader	Hon. Jimoh Wahab, All Progressives Congress, APC since June 8, 2015
Chief Whip	Hon. Lateef Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC
Minority Leader	Akeem Bello, Peoples Democratic party (PDP) since June 8, 2015
Deputy Chief Whip	Omotayo Oduntan, All Progressives Congress (APC) since June 8, 2015
Structure
Seats	41
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Direct election
Last election	June 8, 2015
Website
Lagoss State House of Assembly

The 8th Lagos State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Lagos State Government inaugurated on June 8, 2015. The assembly will run its course till June 3, 2019.^[1] The assembly is unicameral with 41 representatives elected from each constituencies of the state.^[2][3] The incumbent Speaker of the 8th Legislative Assembly is Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa and the Deputy speaker is Hon. Eshinloku Sanni.^[4] The election of representative for the 8th legislative assembly was held on April 28, 2015.^[5][6][7]

Powers and duties

The legislative function of the Assembly is to make law by passing bills, which must be endorsed by the two-thirds majority of the house.^[8] Following the endorsement by the two-thirds majority, the bill is presented to the Governor, who will sign the bill to become law.^[9] The assembly also play a significant role in the appointment of the state commissioners, Chief judges and other top official by the governor.^[10]

References

1. Emcomium. "The brief of Proclamation/Inauguration of 8th Legislative Session of Lagos House of Assembly". Emcomium. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
2. "Lagos State Finances and Alpha Beta Ltd By Seyi Olu Awofeso". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
3. Oziegbe Okoeki. "Lagos sets pace with Assembly Commission". The Nation. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
4. "Lagos State House of Assembly - Information Nigeria". informationng.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
5. Oyebode, Wole. "Ambode inaugurates 8th State Assembly". Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
6. Ugbodaga, Kazeem. "Obasa emerges Speaker Lagos Assembly". The News nigeria. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
7. Akoni, Olasunkanmi. "Obasa emerges speaker of 8th Lagos Assembly". Vanguard. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
8. Nation, The. "Ambode inaugurates Lagos House of Assembly". The Nation. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
9. Olufowobi, Sesan. "Amode signs 2017 budget, promises improved economy". Punch Ng. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
10. "Ambode submits List of 23 Commissioners, 13 Special Advisers to House for Screening". Guardian Ng. Retrieved 3 February 2017.