Chai! Na wetin be dis? Lagos Assembly don open mouth o, dem don ask Governor Sanwo-Olu to make LASIEC run bye-elections sharp- sharp for the councillors wey don pass away.
Gist wey dey come from inside di Assembly, na Hon. Akinsanya Nureni wey dey represent Mushin I, talk am for plenary on Thursday. Him don raise di matter say three councillors from Ibeju-Lekki, Mushin and Somolu don waka go meet their maker, and di wards dey suffer no representation. Wetin we go do now?
Hon. Nureni no wan make people dey suffer for di communities wey no get representatives, so him don beg di House to act fast wey LASIEC go organize fresh elections. Na serious matter o! E fit no sweet for tongue, but e be like say di wards dem dey hunger for representation like say na jollof rice dem dey find.
Hon. Esho Kazeem, wey dey represent Mushin constituency 2, join mouth talk say im constituency councillor don die too and dem never do replacement election. E don dey clear say di matter no fit wait wey dem need to do something now now! No time to waste!
Hon. Kehinde Joseph no carry last, him come dey urge di Assembly to write official letter give di Governor make e tell LASIEC say time don reach to do di elections. As if dat one no sweet well-well, him suggest make dem observe one minute silence for di deceased councillors wey don carry their bag travel.
As di Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa talk say make dem observe di minute of silence, e also instruct di Clerk of di House to write Governor Sanwo-Olu make e know wetin don happen for di Assembly.
Make we no forget say Oluwakemi Rufai, di only woman wey dey di legislative council from Ibeju-Lekki, don pass away just 17 days after she take office. Na wah! Zainab Shotayo, di Chief Whip for Ward C3 too don check out just 22 days after she enter di seat. And for Somolu, Basirat Oluwakemi Mayabikan don waka go join dem, only 56 days after her inauguration. Wetin di world dey turn to?
Di situation dey touch ground for Lagos, as di Assembly dey try to bring awareness to di plight of di people wey dey suffer under di absence of di councillors. Na time for action make dem no allow di communities suffer. Make Sanwo-Olu no waste time, abeg!
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