{"id":1215,"date":"2023-04-05T14:18:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:18:04","slug":"lagos-assembly-summons-sanwo-olus-aide-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/lagos-assembly-summons-sanwo-olus-aide-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Assembly summons Sanwo-Olu\u2019s aide, commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned one of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu\u2018s aides and a commissioner over alleged refusal to bring contracts before the House for ratification before execution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The House summoned them sequel to a \u2018Matter of Urgent Public Importance\u2019 raised by Mr Nureni Akinsanya (All Progressives Congress-Mushin I) in Lagos on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the summoned officials are the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Private Partnership, Ope George, and the state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bamgbose Martins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The House said they were to furnish the legislators with information on their refusal to have recourse to it for ratification before contracts were signed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Akinsanya had urged the House to look at the flagrant disregard for the laws of the state on contractual agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He cited some PPP contracts allegedly entered into by Sanwo-Olu\u2019s commissioner and aide without following due process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to him\u00a0 the trend needs to be discouraged, and the law enforced, hence all contracts should be put on hold for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI am calling on the House to invite the commissioner and other concerned agencies for questioning,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mr Rotimi Olowo (APC- Shomolu I) said the officers involved and the contractors should come before the House for scrutiny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Commenting, Mr Temitope Adewale (APC-Ifako-Ijaiye I) said ratification of the House was in the interest of the people and the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Adewale said approving contracts without bringing them before the House for ratification indicated flagrant disregard for the rule of law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Deputy Speaker of the House, Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni (APC-Lagos Island I), who presided over the plenary, ruled that the individuals be summoned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Eshinlokun-Sanni said this was to avail the House with the required details, to give a clearer picture and guard against the untoward development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">NAN<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned one of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu\u2018s aides and a commissioner over 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