Rt. Honourable Mudashiru Obasa. Photo: Twitter/Mudahisru_Obasa
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been elected by the Conference of Speakers of the State Legislatures of Nigeria as its new chairman.
The conference elected new executives at its 2018 Second Quarter Conference held between Friday, Aug. 3 and Sunday Aug. 5 in Ikeja, Lagos, reports.
Obasa took over from the outgoing Chairman of the conference, Alhaji Isamaila Kamba, the Speaker, Kebbi State House of Assembly.
Reading the communiqué at the end of the conference, Ahmed Guni, the Chairman, Electoral Committee and Communiqué Drafting Committee stated that the conference deliberated on a number of national issues and conducted elections.
Guni, the Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly said: “Among other things, the conference reviewed and adopted the report of its special committee set up to facilitate an efficient and effective implementation of the financial autonomy law for the state legislatures and the judiciary.
“The conference also deliberated on a wide range of topical national issues. The conference equally elected a new set of national executives that will run the affairs of the conference.
“At the end of the elections, Rt-Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly emerged the new conference chairman.
“The office of the Deputy Chairman went to the Speaker of the Taraba House of Assembly Rt-Hon. Peter Abeldiah while the Treasurer went to the Speaker of Delta State, Rt.-Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori.
“The Financial Secretary was clinched by the Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, Prince Kolawole Matthew,” he said.
As stated by him, to represent the six geopolitical zones, the conference has vice chairmen: Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, Speaker of Rivers (representing South-South) while Mrs Rita Maduagu, Speaker of Anambra (representing South-East).
He stated that Prophet Oloyelogun David, Speaker of Ondo State representing the South-West.
Guni added that Sanusi Rikiji, Speaker of Zamfara (representing the North-West); Balarabe Ibrahim, Speaker of Nasarawa State (Representing the North-Central) while Mr Kawuwa Damina, Speaker of Bauchi (representing the North-East).