Ajasa succeeds late Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru.
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Gbajabiamila, who made the announcement on Wednesday at the plenary, said that the late Okey was a member of the Fourth National Assembly.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday granted leave to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project in a suit against President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila “over the failure to disclose details of allocations, disbursement and spending of an estimated N241.2 billion yearly as security votes between 1999 and 2019.”
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, made the pledge at the launch of a world report on donkeys organised by the Donkey Sanctuary, a UK based organisation on Thursday in Abuja.
This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Omowumi Ogunlola during the plenary presided over by the Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday.
Gbajabiamila, in a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, said the victories recorded by the APC candidates in the two States was an indication of the wide acceptance the party enjoys in the two States.
The Speaker said the fire incident, which affected two-storey buildings at 43, Martins Street, in the market where property worth millions of naira were lost, was unfortunate.
The House of Representatives has called for the immortalisation of the late Dr Stella Adadevoh in recognition of her contributions to curbing the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in 2014.
Gbajabiamila, representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency, made the statement while inaugurating Love Garden Mini Stadium, which he executed in Surulere.
The Speaker also said the House would give attention to the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, Police Reform Bill, Companies and Allied Matters Act amendment bill, among others.
Gbajabiamila, who said though the victory of the President at the February presidential polls was never in doubt, however, expressed his appreciation of the final victory, whereby Nigerian democracy was tested by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The decision followed a motion of Urgent Public Importance moved by the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu at the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, has advocated for the expansion and professionalisation of the National Assembly Legal Department for optimal legislative performance.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday met with the leadership of the National Assembly on developing a working relationship that would ensure seamless passage of bills.
Gbajabiamila said this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the House was ready to empower the National Lottery Regulatory Commission through enabling legislation to empower it to generate more revenue.
On behalf of the National Assembly, it is my honour to express our sincere appreciation to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for coming to the National Assembly to address this joint session, in fulfilment of his constitutional obligation.
The Court had ruled that the National Assembly lacks the power to take over the Edo State House of Assembly following the leadership crisis rocking it.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday said that Nigerians need more enlightenment on the core functions of members of the National Assembly.
At the ceremony, Gbajabiamila said that the legislative committee system was as old as the legislature itself and that most of the work of the legislature were done through committees.