9th Executive/Legislative Parley

9th Executive/Legislative Parley

between Members of the Lagos State Executives Council and Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly held between 14th-16th of March,2013 at the Ochid Hotel with the theme,"Law, Order and the Enhancement of Living Standards in Lagos State"
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RT. HON. ADEYEMI IKUFORIJI’S ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY IN JUNE, 2003.

RT. HON. ADEYEMI IKUFORIJI’S ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY IN JUNE, 2003.

Few weeks after being inaugurated as a Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji started showing the brilliant stuff of which he was made right on the floor of the House  during debates, particularly on germane  state matters. For instance he was the first lawmaker from the state that moved a motion in 2003 and it resulted in a resolution of the House requesting the Federal Government to accord Lagos a special status, before the issue was taken up at the National Assembly by the Alliance for Democracy (AD) Federal Legislators.

TEXT OF THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY RT. HON. SABIT ADEYEMI IKUFORIJI, SPEAKER OF THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AT THE MAIDEN LEGISLATIVE-CIVIL SOCIETY PARLEY ON WEDNESDAY, 6TH MARCH, 2013 AT LATEEF JAKANDE AUDITORIUM, HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMPLEX, ALAUSA, IKEJA

Distinguished guests, Members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, fellow compatriots, it gladdens my heart to welcome you all to this eventful occasion. I, also, on behalf of the Lagos State House of assembly, express my profound gratitude to all participants for honoring our invitation even though it came after an earlier postponement. All the same, I thank the Almighty God that this programme has finally seen the light of day.
Our country’s return to democracy in 1999 could never have been possible without the civil society. The Civil Society community especially the Human rights and pro-democracy organizations have contributed immensely to nation building through their leading role in the enthronement of civil rule via a protracted but victorious struggle against prolonged military dictatorship in Nigeria.
Moreover, in the post-military era, the consistent and resourceful intervention of the Civil Society community in entrenching and strengthening democratic values and institutions cannot be over-emphasized. In fact, social and political activists have over the years, evolved as critical partners to government institutions in the formulation of people-driven policies and invention of developmental initiatives that are capable of alleviating poverty and raising the standards of living among the good people of Lagos State.

Baseline Global Venture honors Rt Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji with Distinguished Service Merit Award and the Prestigious Leadership Recognition Award 2012 as Best Performing Speaker

Distinguished Service Merit Award and the Prestigious Leadership Recognition Award 2012 as Best Performing Speaker

Some pictures of the event below:

MAIDEN LEGISLATIVE-CIVIL SOCIETY PARLEY

LEGISLATIVE-CIVIL SOCIETY PARLEY

On Wednesday, 6th March, 2013, the Lagos State House of Assembly held the Maiden Legislative-Civil Society Parley with more than 52 Non-Governmental Organizations in Lagos State.The programme was organised by the House Committee on Information, Security, Strategy and Publicity. At the parley which was anchored by Dr. Sylvester Odion-Akhaine, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Centre for Constitutionalism and Demilitarization (CENCORD), Rt. Hon. Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly emphasized on the need for more interactive synergy between the House and the Civil Society Community. Arising from this, a resolution was passed that the parley should be made a quarterly affair and this was unanimously adopted by all participants. The programme which is long overdue was widely applauded by all and sundry. It opened another channel of engagement for mutual collaboration towards the promotion of good governance through the legislative process. The theme of the parley was ''Leveraging Good governance through the Legislative Process: The Roles of The Stakeholders''. Not fewer than 150 social, political and development activists attended the well organized programme.
SOME PICTURES OF THE EVENT BELOW