The
House however, categorically said that the attorney general did not have the
power to ask it to suspend the bills, saying that the fact that he had
requested for the revival of the bills made the latest request unnecessary,
Daily Post reports.
In line
with that, the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday, November 23, was reported
to have ordered the clerk of the House, Ganiyu Segun Abiru, to invite Kazeem
for a meeting with the principal officers of the state hallowed chambers over
the request.
According
to the report, the commissioner, was apparently acting on Ambode’s directive,
as regards asking the 8th Assembly to stop legislative activities on
outstanding Bills inherited from the previous assembly.
The
commissioner of justice was reported to have listed 15 bills in the letter
which he proposed to be suspended.
Speaking
on the heels of the disagreement, the majority leader of the Lagos state House
of Assembly, Sanai Agunbiade, opposed the Attorney General’s request,
saying: “We cannot stop work on the bills as requested by the Attorney
General. So, I will suggest that we should continue working on them.
Similarly,
Gbolahan Yishawu said the executive could send any addition to the bills rather
than calling for the suspension of works on them, adding that each arm of the
government had its own responsibilities.
The
Bills requested for suspension are as follow:
Lagos
State Public Private Partnership Amendment bill 2013
Lagos
State Sunset Agency bill 2013
Lagos
State Police Regulatory Authority bill 2014
Lagos
State Public Works Corporation 2014
Lagos
State Examination Board bill 2014
Seal of
Lagos State Government Amendment bill 2014
Lagos
State Public Procurement Agency repeal and re-enactment bill 2014
Lagos
State Environmental Management and Protection bill 2014.
Lagos
State Tourism Promotion Agency bill 2014,
Ibile
Holding Corporation bill 2014
Lagos
State Safety Commission swimming Pool Regulations 2014
Lagos
State Water Infrastructure Development Fishery Regulation Bill 2014
Lagos
State Waterways Authority boat safety regulation 2014
However,
it was also reported that Ibile Oil and Gas was already a law and that it
should not have been part of the bills suggested for suspension by Governor
Ambode’s attorney general.
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