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Lagos assembly rejects Sanwo-Olu’s men
Rejection: The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday rejected 17 of the 39 commissioner-nominees forwarded to it by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The rejection surprised many but signs of a fractious relationship between the state executive and legislature have been lingering for months. In April, the House had chastised Sanwo-Olu for not seeking its consent before issuing letters of appointment to certain state officials.
After they received Sanwo-Olu’s list of commissioner-nominees, the lawmakers also criticised it as not being representative of the APC’s political interests and the state’s religious diversity.
Pointing fingers: A Christian group accused the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) of being behind the rejection of the 17 c…
