Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly
Incumbent Rt. Hon. Mudashiru A. Obasa since June 8, 2015
Style	Rt. Honorable speaker
Member of	Lagos State House of Assembly
Residence	Lagos State, Nigeria
Appointer	Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly
Term length	4 years renewable once
Formation	October 2, 1979
First holder	Oladosun Oshinowo October 30, 1980

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly is the political head of the Lagos State House of Assembly.^[1] Elected by the Members of the Assembly, the speaker's statutory duty is to preside over the sitting and deliberations of the Assembly.^[2] The Speaker also represents the voters of his or her constituency. Since inauguration of the state house of assembly on October 2, 1979, there have been 7 legislative assemblies with 8 representative holding the office of Speaker.^[3] The Speaker of the 1st Legislative Assembly is Rt. Hon Oladosun Oshinowo and the incumbent speaker is Rt. Hon. Mudashiru A. Obasa^[4][5][6]

References

1. "Lagos State House of Assembly - INFORMATION NIGERIA". informationng.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
2. "APC Leaders At Lagos State House of Assembly Grant Themselves Lifetime Benefits, Opulent Allowances". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
3. "The Parliament of Lagos, Nigeria - Parliamentary Detail". cpahq.org. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
4. "Lagos Assembly honours Oshinowo, late first speaker - P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
5. "Lagos Assembly plans lifetime allowance for speaker, deputy". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
6. "Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Archives - Independent Television and Radio". Independent Television and Radio. Retrieved 17 April 2015.