The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday, called on Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, to engage practitioners in the various sectors of the economy on how to reduce the prices of food and transportation.
The Speaker Rt. Hon. Obasa, made this statement after he ratified the motion by Olusegun Ege of Ojo Constituency I, on the need to reduce food and transportation prices among other economy-sapping sectors in Lagos, during the House plenary session on Wednesday 20 February 2024.
Rt. Hon. Obasa while making remarks on the contributions of lawmakers during the plenary for the motion raised by Hon. Ege, said that it had become expedient for the Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, to call a town hall meeting that will involve every stakeholder in government and private parastatals.
Rt. Hon. Obasa had earlier commended Governor Sanwo-Olu on the recent ‘Trader Moni’ incentives given out to traders.
He however believed that solutions needed by the State government on the issue of price inflation must not be of immediate value, but to last in the future.
While in the same vein, Speaker Obasa directed the relevant House committees on transportation and agriculture, to invite the Commissioners in charge of the two departments respectively, and deliberate on sustainable means of curbing the sufferings experienced by Lagosians.
To Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, while corroborating the positions of some lawmakers on the motion, said the government in the grassroots must do more beyond palliative. He urged local government council chairmen to utilize the increased monthly allocations on projects and programs that will resonate with the economic realities faced by residents in communities across Lagos State.
“Palliative is a short-term measure; council chairmen must undertake programs that will ensure subsidized prices for foods and transportation,” he said.
Sighting the negative media perception of the activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party in Nigeria, Obasa said the government must rise to the occasion by making the voice of the government louder on the various social media platforms.
“It is not appropriate to see some leaders of the party incite negative comments about the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The relevant agencies such as the Ministry of Orientation and Information must rise to the occasion, and disseminate activities and plans of the government towards solving the economic crisis in Nigeria.
” Lagos State must take the lead through orientation and public sensitizations across the grassroots.
“To us as lawmakers, this is a total mess, and it involves everybody to come together and proffer not just an immediate solution, but that which will last for the future,” he added.
Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa while rounding off, after the motion had been ratified and a move for adjournment of the plenary had been seconded, announced that the House was going to meet on Thursday 22 February 2024.
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