RT. HON. ADEYEMI IKUFORIJI BAGS CRIME REPORTERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (CRAN) AWARD 

Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Eng. Ochei Victor Onyekachi pays courtesy visit to Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji, as he was awarded the MOST SECURITY CONSCIOUS SPEAKER IN NIGERIA 2012 by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) which was presented to him by the President of the Association, Mr Christopher Orji, accompanied by his Vice President, Mr Raymond Tedunjaye.

Iyayi: Lagos Speaker tasks FG on federal highways

Iyayi: Lagos Speaker tasks Federal Government on federal highways

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, transform all the nation’s federal highways that are in deplorable conditions as a means of checking the needless carnage that has continued to be recorded on such roads across the country.
Ikuforiji, who was reacting to the untimely death of the former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Festus Iyayi, who was killed in a ghastly auto crash on Tuesday, described the incident as one that could have been avoided.

Why we didn’t impeach Fashola —Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji

culled from thepunchnewspaper (18th of August, 2013)

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji,  in this interview with GBENGA ADENIJI and ALLWELL OKPI, speaks about his case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and passage of bills by the House, among other issues

How has it been leading the Lagos State House of Assembly?

It has been quite interesting generally, very challenging, demanding and highly tasking. All in all, it has also been rewarding in the sense that we have put in all efforts and made sacrifices and the results are here with us. God has been merciful. I personally think we have the best legislature in Lagos State. Our efforts have started yielding positive results and we are still here. It has been fulfilling too and we see all the beautiful things that follow success.

In the past few years, several laws have been made in Lagos but there is still a general belief that the Lagos Assembly is a rubber stamp of the executive. Do you agree with that?

I would not agree that there is a general notion that the House of Assembly is a rubber stamp of the executive.  I think most watchers of events in Nigeria do say that the Lagos House is the only House that has the semblance of an independent legislative arm in the country, apart from the National Assembly. We are not just independent; we are independent-minded and we have autonomy. We are not tied to the apron strings of any other arm of government and we are conscious of the fact that the independence of the three arms of the government, as stated in the constitution, also calls for interdependence, collaboration and coorperation among the three arms. If anybody is seeing the collaboration between the Lagos House and the executive arm of government in Lagos as being a rubber stamp, the person is totally wrong. The House has never been a rubber stamp. In the last eight years, we have in different ways demonstrated that this is an independent arm of government working collaboratively with the executive arm to move Lagos forward.

MR SPEAKER AT THE WORKERS' DAY CELEBRATION

MR SPEAKER AT THE WORKERS' DAY CELEBRATION

On the 1st of May, 2013, Rt Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji attended the match pass and the workers' day celebration at the Onikan Stadium, Surulere.
View some pictures of the event below

The legislature-civil society interface

CULLED FROM THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER

 The legislature-civil society interface

THE leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly deserves some praise for creating a popular forum of interaction with the civil society. In a society where the civil society is often regarded in antagonist terms by state actors, this initiative is to be applauded. Military regimes and democratic rule are not the same. Elected representatives need to be constantly engaged by the people and civil society institutions as a process of legitimacy renewal. It is important to note that there is a relative weakness of the legislative arm of government in many transition countries with authoritarian hangover. Thus, policy advocacy work directed towards legislators thus becomes important if the goals of good governance are to be achieved. As representatives of the people, the legislators need to channel the views of their constituencies and translate them into concrete policies. An interaction between the legislature-civil society can help fulfill this goal. Let me throw some light on the role of these two bodies – legislature and civil society.

Lagos lawmakers pass confidence vote in Ikuforiji

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday in a move to douse tension over the pending case of the Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, passed vote of confidence in its leadership, insisting they have been able to work satisfactorily despite the challenges.

The House took the decision after a motion raised by Yinka Ogundimu, Agege Constituency 2, under Matters of Urgent Public Importance.

According to Ogundimu, “My intention is very clear on this motion, based on the performance of the leadership of the House in spite of all the traumatised period, a vote of confidence is declared for Mr. Speaker and the leadership.”

Sanai Agunbiade from Ikorodu Constituency 1, cautioned his colleagues over making judgemental statement over a case that is already in court, saying “when a matter is adjourned sine die, the court still bars a public pronouncement over it.”

While reacting to Agunbiade’s comment, Deputy Speaker, Taiwo Kolawole, who presided over the proceedings, stated that the matter is still open for debate, but enjoined members to restrict themselves to the political aspect of the issue.

Mufutau Egberongbe from Apapa Constituency 1, said the country needed to be careful as a nation, as the judiciary remains the last hope of the common man.

He added, “if such an institution is haunted, it is going to spell doom for the nation.”

culled from Daily Independent newspaper

ACN NATIONAL CONVENTION 2013

ACN NATIONAL CONVENTION 2013

On Thursday, 18th April, 2013, The Action Congress of Nigeria held its last National Convention to deliberate on the State of the nation and to make salient resolutions on the way forward. Not fewer than 4,761 delegates from across the entire 36 States of the federation including those from Federal Capital Territory (FCT) attended the Convention. A major landmark of this historic ACN convention was the decision to adopt the new merger opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), thereby changing the identity of ACN to APC. With this decision, the ACN leaders had demonstrated their commitment to the merger and had led by example by adopting the APC. It is understood that the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) shall be holding their own convention in May this year to adopt the APC. Some of the ACN leaders at the Convention were Chief Bisi Akande, National Chairman, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National leader, ACN, Chief Tony Momoh, Chief Achilike Udenwa, former Governor of Imo State, Senator George Akume, former Governor of Benue State, Hon. Uche Onyeagocha, Chief Olusesgun Osoba, Chief Niyi Adebayo and Governors Babatunde Fashola, Adams Oshiomhole, Ibikunle Amosun, Abiola Ajimobi, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Rochas Okorocha and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of Lagos, Edo, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Imo and Osun States respectively. Also at the event were General Mohammed Buhari, Nuhu Ribadu, Chief (Mrs) Kemi Nelson and Lolo Queen.