MICHAEL AKINOLA
Newly appointed Chairman, House Committee on Lands, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasunmu, has expressed his heartfelt appreciation to the leaders and members of his Constituency for their continuous support.
The Lawmaker representing Ikeja Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly was announced as the Chairman, House Committee on Lands by Honourable Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa during plenary on Monday.
The Speaker, who emerged as the Chairman House Committee on Selection, also announce the appointment of 34 other Committee Chairmen.
Reacting to his new portfolio this evening, Hon. Kasunmu said,
“Firstly, I want to thank God Almighty the Author of all things. This is a call to greater service and it comes with a huge responsibility. Let me seize this opportunity to specially thank my leader and my boss, The able Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa and all the leadership of this great institution for the confidence reposed in me. I also want to specially appreciate all my leaders and great people of Ikeja Constituency 2 for their continued support. The list is long and inexhaustible but permit me to single out my loving mother and leader, Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson, Chief Funso Ologunde, Cardinal James Odunmbaku, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, all our party leaders, men and women, who stood by me during our election earlier this year.
If they had not returned me to the House, this appointment wouldn’t have been possible, so I thank them and promise not to let Ikeja Constituency 2 and Lagos State down”.
Currently in his second term as a Member of the 9th Assembly of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasunmu served meritoriously as the Chairman, House Committee on Youth, Sports and Social Development in his first term in the 8th Assembly from 2015 to June 2019.
During the period, he brought about a lot innovations in his work as the Committe Chair.
In 2017, he sponsored two (2) Executive Bills on Sports which led to the creation of Lagos State Sports Trust Fund and another bill giving the Lagos State Sports Commission the required legal footing. Hon. Kasunmu also functioned as a member of several other Committees in the House and was adjudged as one of the outstanding Committee Chairmen in the 8th Assembly.
In the previous Assemblies, the Committee on Lands was Chaired for many years by Hon. Osinowo, who served as Lagos State Lawmaker for 20 years before becoming a Senator mid 2019.
Hon. Kasunmu has handed over the Committee on Youth and Social development to Hon Ajani.
Below is the comprehensive list of the new Committee Chairmen of Lagos State House of Assembly 2019:
Selection Committee – Rt. Hon. Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa
Ethics/Protocol Privileges – Hon. Lateef Abiru
House Services – Hon. Surajudeen Tijani
Public Acc. State – Hon. Moshood Oshun
Public Acc. Local – Hon. Fatai Mojeed
Agriculture – Hon. Kehinde Joseph
Economic Planning/Budget – Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu
Education – Hon. Yinka Ogundimu
Science & Technolgy – Hon. Lanre Afinni
Environment – Hon. Desmond Elliot
Establishment Training & Pension – Hon. Rasheed Makinde
Energy and Mineral Resources – Hon. Folajimi Mohammed
Waterfront Infractructure and Development – Hon. Ibrahim Layode
Physical Planning & Urban Development – Hon.
Nurudeen Akinsanya
Transportation – Hon. Temitope Adewale
Commerce and Industry – Hon. Sanni Okanlanwo
Womens Affairs & Poverty Alleviation & Job Creation – Hon. Mojisola Meranda
Works & Infrastructure –
Hon. Abiodun Tobun
Wealth Creation &
Employment – Hon. Jude Idimogu
Finance – Hon. Rotimi Olowo
Health – Hon. Sokunle Akeem
Home Affairs – Hon. David Setonji
Tourism Arts & Culture – Hon. Saka Nurudeen
Youths & Social Development – Hon. Ajani Owolabi
Judiciary, Human Rights,
Public Petition & LASIEC – Hon. Victor Akande
Lands – Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasunmu
Housing – Hon. Bisi Yusuf
Information and Strategy – Hon. Tunde Braimoh
Central Business District – Hon. Mojisola Alli-Macaulay
Special Duty & Inter-Governmental Relation – Hon. Kazeem Raheem
Local Government Administration – Hon. Abdulsobur Olawale
Legislative Compliance – Hon. Wale Age-Sulaiman Rauf
Procurement – Hon. Lukman Olumo
Oversea and Investment – Hon. Sylvester Ogunkelu
Inter-Paliarmentary – Hon. Fatal Oluwa
Public Private Partnership – Hon. Noheem Adams