Three reasons why Lagos House of Assembly rejected Sanwo-Olu's 17 commissioner-nominees
Beyond geographical and religious factors, the possibility of pending disagreements can not be ruled out.
On August 23, the Lagos State House of Assembly confirmed 22 out of the 39 commissioner-nominees in a list forwarded by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening.
With no evidence to substantiate the move, the Assembly's decision to reject the 17 commissioners-nominees remains shrouded in mystery.
Ikeja Record looks into three possible reasons that might shed light on the Assembly’s decision.
Geographical Imbalance
An argument of geographical imbalance surfaced at one of the plenaries held at the Assembly for the commissioner-nominee list sent by Sanwo-Olu. During the plenary, some lawmakers, including the deputy majority leader, Adedamola Kasunmu, raised concerns about the exclusion and underrepresentation of certain local government areas, and constituencies from the list.
Ikeja Record gathered that the lawmakers might have also listened to the concerns by some …
