Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has revealed plans by the legislative arm to ensure the enactment of laws and regulations in favour of Yoruba indigenes in matters of property acquisition and business.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Speaker said this in his acceptance speech as a third-term Speaker of the Lagos parliament and the inauguration of the 10th Lagos assembly.
He said plans were underway by the Lagos State House of Assembly to make promulgation that would potentially undermine land and property ownership by non-indigenes.
“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,” he said.
The Lagos speaker announced that the APC-controlled state legislature’s plan to employ “all legislative instruments” to promote indigenes over other tribes.
He continued: “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 are reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes.”
The presidential and governorship elections in 2023 pitted Igbos against Yoruba politicians in the APC, and their supporters against Igbos and the Labour Party.
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the LP’s governorship candidate, was allegedly picked out because of his Igbo origin.
Following the March 18 governorship election, the US released a statement criticising the APC-led suppression of Igbo voting in Lagos and announced new immigration prohibitions on those responsible.
