By Akinwale Kasali
The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa, has disclosed that the first task of the state’s 10th Assembly is to amend property and business laws in the state to favour the Yoruba.
The Lagos Speaker said this is in response to the yearnings of indigenous Yoruba who are craving for the control of the state from outsiders.
Recall that some people had described the state as a no-man’s-land, thereby incurring the anger of some Yoruba people during the last general election.
Since then, some people from the Yoruba south west had called for the enactment of laws to reflect that the state belongs to them.
According to Obasa, that’s what the Assembly is now set to do after it has settled down, amending old laws and enacting new ones in the area of property and business ownership in favour of his people.
Speaking during the Lagos parliament inauguration, Obasa said, “There would be laws…in the areas of economy and commerce, property and titles, and we will reverse all that is reversible to protect the interest of the 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.
“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 is reversible to protect the interest of the indigenes.”
The move, watchers of the state said will surely elicit strong reactions from the multi-ethno religious state, while others insist that such legislation is targeting Igbo who own many properties in the state.
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