By Bisade Ojoye
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday hosted His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogúnwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife.
Ooni who had in 2016 commended the House of Assembly for its laudable steps towards promoting and preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba by adopting it in sessions.
The Imperial Majesty in 2017, when he led some chiefs on a visit to the House urged other state Houses of Assembly in the Southwest to emulate the Lagos State House of Assembly in the promotion of Yoruba Language.
Ooni said, “I am very happy to be here and see the Lagos State House of Assembly, using Yoruba language to conduct its activities. I therefore enjoin all other Houses of Assembly in Yoruba Land to take a cue from this House.
“People in other countries honour and cherish Yoruba language, but sadly here at home, we seem not to cherish what is ours.
“I therefore urge the Lagos State House of Assembly, to do all within its power to persuade other state Assemblies in Yoruba speaking areas, to see the sense, in conducting their House businesses in Yoruba, as this, is one of the surest way to promote our language and cultural heritage,” the revered traditional ruler said during that visit.
The foremost traditional ruler who had been very close to Lagos State House of the Assembly,
arrived the Assembly complex at about 1.30pm, immediately went into a meeting with Speaker Obasa and left
a brief meeting just before the House commenced the day’s plenary.
Eromosele Ebhomele
Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly in a release stated that the House, on Monday, passed a bill to establish a training institute for law enforcement officers in the State.
The ‘Bill for the Establishment of Lagos State Training Institute, to provide for the training of law enforcement officers,’ was read for the third time and subsequently passed at a sitting presided over by Speaker Obasa.
Obasa, thereafter, directed the Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko, to send a clean copy of the Bill to the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for assent.
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