Ooni Of Ife Visits Lagos Assembly, Meets With Obasa (Photos)

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on Monday visited the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa.

Naija News gathered that the monarch arrived at the Assembly complex at about 1.30pm and immediately went into a meeting with Speaker Obasa.

Oba Ogunwusi left the house shortly after the meeting before lawmakers commenced the day’s plenary.

The Ooni of Ife had been a friend of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

The highly respected monarch in 2016 commended the House of Assembly for its laudable steps toward promoting and preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Yorubas.

Oba Ogunwusi the following year led some chiefs on a visit to the House, and urged other state Houses of Assembly in the Southwest to emulate the Lagos State House of Assembly in the promotion of Yoruba Language.

He said, “I am very happy to be here and see the Lagos State House of Assembly, using Yoruba language to conduct its activities. I, therefore, enjoin all other Houses of Assembly in Yoruba Land to take a cue from this House.

“People in other countries honour and cherish Yoruba language, but sadly here at home, we seem not to cherish what is ours.

“I, therefore, urge the Lagos State House of Assembly, to do all within its power to persuade other state Assemblies in Yoruba speaking areas, to see the sense, in conducting their House businesses in Yoruba, as this, is one of the surest way to promote our language and cultural heritage.”

Meanwhile, the House on Monday passed a bill to establish a training institute for law enforcement officers in the State.

The ‘Bill for the Establishment of Lagos State Training Institute, to provide for the training of law enforcement officers,’ was read for the third time and subsequently passed at a sitting presided over by Speaker Obasa.

Obasa, thereafter, directed the Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko, to send a clean copy of the Bill to the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for assent.

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