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INSECURITY: SANWO-OLU, SOUTH-WEST STAKEHOLDERS PUSH FOR INDIGENOUS SOLUTIONS, TECHNOLOGY, STATE POLICING

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•Senate holds Zonal Security Meeting in Lagos, seeks collaboration to address insecurity Picture seated-from left: Alara of Ilara Epe, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo; Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; Senator Gbenga Daniel; representative of Lagos State Governor/the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Ayo Ogunsan; Senator Tokunbo Abiru; Chairman, Senate Committee on National Farmers' Retail and Markets Association (FERMA), Senator Sahabi Yau; Senator Oluranti Adebule; representing Oba of Lagos, Chief Lateef Ajose; Senator Olamilekan Yayi and others, during the SouthWest Zonal Security Summit, organised by The Senate in conjunction with the Lagos State government, held in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, November 21, 2025. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday, renewed calls for the creation of state policing, as well as adoption of indigenous security solutions, advanced technology. The Governor alongside stakeholders across sec...

SANWO-OLU URGES CONSTITUTIONAL BACKING FOR LAGOS’ 37 LCDAs

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L-R:  S enator representing  Ogun East, Senator Gbenga Daniel; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Zonal Chairman, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; Senator representing Oyo North Senatorial District, Senator Buhari Abdulfatai and Senator representating Lagos West, Senator Idiat Adebule during the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, held at the Watercress Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged the National Assembly to formally recognize the State’s 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the Constitution, citing the need for fairness, equity, and justice. The Governor made this request on Friday at the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held at the Watercress Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented...