Meet people's yearning, Obasa tells council chairmen
SPEAKER of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, has warned local government chairmen, vice chairmen, councillors and other officials of the 57 councils in Lagos State that they will face strict monitoring to meet the yearnings and aspirations of their people. The speaker lamented that some council chairmen have not met the expectations of their people, just as he warned that it will no longer be business as usual in the councils, as the Assembly will now ensure strict compliance to serving the interests of Lagos residents. Speaking at separate meetings with the council chairmen, vice chairmen, councillors and senior staff of the councils in Lagos recently, Obasa frowned at the aloofness that the public office holders have exhibited at that level of government, to the detriment of the expectations of Lagosians. He said: "I wonder how you sleep while your council cannot build and equip a good maternity centre. You can't justify the fact that in six months, the...