Mudashiru Obasa, in the speech after he became the Speaker of the 10th, proposing Law that would protect the Lagos Indegenes. Reacting to Seyitan Atigarin, a co-Anchor of the Program “Saturday Morning Show” on Arise TV, Steve Ayorinde said Mudashiru Obasa Has not said anything wrong.
Lagos is a Yoruba land as against the assertion of some people that it’s a No Man’s Land. Therefore, part of our legislative agenda is to ensure that the translation of laws passed in this house into Yoruba Language. We also aim at achieving our collective goal of creating a robust legislative framework that protects the interest of our people. Going forward, we are going to employ all legislative instructions for the support of indigenes of Lagos State.
Mudashiru Obasa
Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly
Obasa’s Statement Explained
Steve further explained that context is important. So, we do not go ahead of the intention of the Lagos State Assembly. There is no bill on the floor at the moment. The 10th Assembly for Lagos State has just come to be by the proclamation of the Governor on Tuesday. The Lagos Speaker of the House, Obasa, who is also a Lawyer who understands the letters of the law, came in the 3rd time as a Pseaker out of the 6th time he would be spending as a lawmaker.
The context of his speech was directed at his colleagues in the Lagos State House of Assembly, essentially to remind them of the direction the 10th Assembly will go. He was clear on the fact that Lagos State is a Yoruba State. Truly, Lagos State is a Yoruba State, one of the six states in the South West of the Federation. There is nothing wrong with that. All he said was that Lagos cannot be said to be “a No man’s land.”
Steve believed that Mudashiru Obasa was only trying to correct the politically motivated statement that Lagos is no man’s land. The same argument has always been from Mobolaji Johnson, the first Military Governor of state, and Lateef Jakande, the first Civilian Governor of Lagos. Although, this does not mean that it’s not an evolving state. Just like California and New York in the United States. The fact remains that Lagos is a Yoruba State and not otherwise.
Translation of Lagos Laws into Yoruba
Also, Obasa mentioned that the Laws in the State Assembly will be translated into Yoruba. This can also be replicated in every other state in Nigeria. Rather, the question to ask Obasa is if this statement is about what happened during the general election.
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