House of Representatives Approves Bill to Expand Lagos LGAs to 57

Mar 27, 2025 - 11:58
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House of Representatives Approves Bill to Expand Lagos LGAs to 57

House of Representatives Approves Bill to Expand Lagos LGAs to 57

The House of Representatives has approved a bill seeking to upgrade Lagos State’s 37 Development Area Councils into full-fledged Local Government Areas (LGAs), increasing the state’s total LGAs from 20 to 57.

The bill, which is one of 42 constitutional amendment bills passed on Wednesday, was sponsored by Hon. James Abiodun Faleke (Ikeja Federal Constituency), Hon. Babajimi Benson (Ikorodu Federal Constituency), and Hon. Enitan Dolapo Badru (Lagos Island I Federal Constituency), along with 19 other lawmakers.

Titled "A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to Accommodate the Thirty-Seven (37) Development Area Councils of Lagos State as Full-Fledged Local Government Areas, Increasing the Total Number of Local Government Areas in the Federation to Eight Hundred and Eleven (811), and for Related Matters (HB. 1498)," the proposed legislation scaled its second reading during Wednesday's plenary session, presided over by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu

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