Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly
Presiding officer of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the Lagos State House of Assembly, elected by its membership.[1][2] The Speaker is second in line of succession to the Lagos State governorship, after the deputy governor. The Speaker also represents the members of his or her constituency. Since inauguration of the state house of assembly on 2 October 1979, there have been 9 legislative assemblies with 7 representatives holding the office of Speaker.[3] The current Speaker is Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa who was elected on 8 June 2015.[4][5][6]
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Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly | |
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Legislative Branch of the Lagos State Government | |
Style | Mr Speaker (informal) The Right Honourable (formal) |
Member of | Lagos State House of Assembly |
Seat | Lagos State House of Assembly, Ikeja |
Appointer | Indirect House Election |
Term length | 4 years renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
Formation | 2 October 1979; 44 years ago (1979-10-02) |
First holder | Oladosu Oshinowo |
Succession | Second |
Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly |
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