Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of parliament, defined the state as a Yoruba territory and said that the parliament will pass legislation to safeguard the natives’ property and economy.
This was said by Obasa on Tuesday, June 6, when he accepted the position of speaker of the house for a third term.
Obasa asserts that Lagos is a “Yoruba land” and that the legislation that the legislature has enacted will now be translated into Yoruba.
The speaker said, “All that is reversible will be reversed to protect the interest of the indigenes.”
He said:
“Lagos is a Yoruba land as against the assertions of some people that it is a no-man’s land.
“Therefore, part of our legislative agenda is to ensure the translation of laws passed by this House to Yoruba Language.
“We also aim at achieving our collective goals of creating a robust legislative framework that protects the interest of our people.
“Going forward in this wise, we are going to employ all legislative instruments for the support of the indigenes of Lagos.
“There would be laws and resolutions in the areas of economy and commerce, property and titles.”