Lagos lawmakers postpone resumption, fix new date

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday postponed its resumption.

The House was earlier scheduled to reconvene on September 17 to October 8 after adjourning plenary in order for members to proceed on their annual recess.

During the period, the House hosted the Conference of South West Speakers and Conference of Speakers of Nigeria between August 3 and August 5 in the state

The conference elected new executive at its 2018 Second Quarter Conference and the Speaker of the Lagos Assembly emerged as its new chairman.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on the postponement, the Clerk of the House, Azeez Sanni, said the House would now resume on Oct. 8.

Sanni said, “There is a publication to that effect (the postponement of resumption). The House will resume on Oct. 8”.

On the reason for the postponement, the Clerk said that the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Mr. Adefunmilayo Tejuosho, would be able to provide the reason.