Speakers of Houses of Assembly in the South-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria, on Monday, converged on the Lagos State House of Assembly for discussions aimed at the progress of the zone.
The meeting is coming ahead of the meeting of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria where a national chairman is expected to emerge for the body of Speakers.
The lawmakers, who were received at the legislative chamber of the Lagos Assembly, told Lagos State lawmakers that their visit had opened their eyes to further directions they needed to take for the progress of their individual states.
They commended Lagos lawmakers for standing firm in their support for democracy, true governance and the leadership of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, noting that their activities have helped to sustain a virile legislative arm in the state.
“What we have seen at the Lagos State House of Assembly will guide us going forward,” the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye, said, describing Lagos as a “true Centre of Excellence” and thanking Obasa for being “a worthy leader to South-West Speakers.”
After a closed-door meeting, the Lagos Assembly Speaker, Obasa, told journalists that different issues relating to the growth and progress of the South-West were discussed.
He said, “We looked at the progress of the legislature in the South-West. Let me remind you that during the last Assembly, we all adopted a single Business Rules and Standing Order, which we have reviewed at this meeting.
“We also discussed the coming election of the Conference of Speakers. We deliberated on that because we have to be there with one voice. We have two Speakers, Ogun and Oyo, running for the position. So, we have to harmonise our position before we go for the election.”