Lagos Assembly appoints Onafeko as Acting Clerk

The Lagos State House of Assembly has appointed Mr Olalekan Onafeko as the Acting Clerk of the House.

The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, made this known before the commencement of the day’s plenary on Monday in Lagos.

Prior to his appointment, Mr Onafeko, a lawyer, was the Head of Human Resources and Administration in the Assembly.

The Deputy Speaker of the House, Alhaji Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni informed the House that the former clerk retired recently and that nature abhorred a vacuum.

He said it was the responsibility of the Selection Committee of the House to appoint a new Clerk.

Alhaji Eshinlokun-Sanni added that the Committee met much-qualified staff and considered so many qualities such as competence, desirability and others and settled with Mr Onafeko.

The substantive Clerk of the Assembly, Mr Azeez Sanni retired two weeks ago after thirty-five years in Service.

Since then, the Deputy Clerk, Mr Taiwo Otun, had been acting as the Clerk during plenary.