Senate votes against Tinubu’s bill seeking special grant for Lagos

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Senate votes against Tinubu’s bill seeking special grant for Lagos


The Nigerian Senate has voted against a bill seeking special status and a federal grant for Lagos State.

The bill sponsored by Oluremi Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress Senator representing Lagos Central, was rejected on Wednesday after failing a voice vote called by Ike Ekweremadu.


Consequently, the bill, SB 112, failed to scale second reading for committee stage.

It sought one per cent of federally generated revenue as a special grant for Lagos State in view of the former Nigeria capital’s socioeconomic significance.

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