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Lagos Assembly Plans Bill To Move Eti Osa LG To Epe Division, Alimoso To Badagry
By Dayo Badmus,
The Lagos State House of Assembly is proposing a Delineation Bill that seeks to delineate and readjust the five administrative divisions in the state.
However, Notable stakeholders from Eti-Osa Local Government one of the affected local government such as the Oniru of Iruland, His Royal Majesty Oba Abdul Wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal; Ojomu of Ajiranland, HRM Oba Tijani Akinloye; former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Edun; and others have kicked against the proposed bill.
Rising from a stakeholders’ meeting at the Eti-Osa council headquarters on Wednesday, 10 February, 2021, they were unanimous that any attempt to take them from their ancestral Lagos Island division to Epe division will be resisted.
Also, the two lawmakers representing the Etiosa constituency 1 and 2, Hon. Noheem Adams and Gbolahan Yishawu who also spoke at the meeting said they were not the sponsor of the bill, neither did they know the source.
The origin of the bill is still shrouded in secrecy whether it is Private Member Bill or Executive Bill.
Meanwhile, the first and second reading of the Bill was reportedly done on the same day, fueling speculation that there must be more to the proposed bill than meet the eye.
The public hearing has been slated for Friday 12 February 2021.
The community alleged that there’s something fishy about the bill which was rushed and members recalled from a recess to come for the public hearing.
Lagos state is divided into five administrative divisions namely: Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos Island and Epe with the acronym IBILE.
The Delineation Bill also proposed that Alimosho local government be excised from Ikeja and moved to Badagry division.
It’s not clear the purpose the proposed bill is meant to serve.
