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1st Lagos State House of Assembly

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1st Lagos State House of Assembly
Lagos State House of Assembly
Type
Type
Term limits
4 years
History
FoundedOctober 2, 1979
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Hon. Moshood Muse ariyoh, Unity Party of Nigeria
Leader of the House
Hon. Lateef Babatunde Odunsi, Unity Party of Nigeria
Chief Whip
Jimoh Adekoya Adams, Unity Party of Nigeria
Structure
Seats41
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Direct election
Website
1st Lagos State House of Assembly

The 1st Lagos State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Lagos State Government inaugurated on October 2, 1979, the same year the Lagos State House of Assembly was founded. The assembly ran its course till October 5, 1983.[1] The assembly was unicameral with 41 representatives elected from each constituencies of the state on the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria.[2] The Speaker of the 1st Legislative Assembly was Rt. Hon Oladosun Oshinowo and the Deputy speaker was Hon Moshood Muse.[3][4] The 2nd Assembly was inaugurated on October 5, 1983, with the election of Oladimeji Longe as speaker.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Parliament of Lagos, Nigeria - Parliamentary Detail". cpahq.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ "LAGOS ASSEMBLY: Lawmakers Pays Tribute To First Speaker, Oshinowo". Legisreportsng.
  3. ^ Oziegbe Okoeki. "Lagos to acquire Lekki Concession Company". The Nation.
  4. ^ "Lagos Assembly honours Oshinowo, late first speaker - P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com.
  5. ^ "Fashola, Adefulire, Ikuforiji, others eulogise Longe". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)