A nine-man ad-hoc Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced a three-day public hearing on the effects of the violence and destruction that happened recently in the State in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest.
This move is with a view to ensuring that the House of Assembly liaises with the executive arm of government for compensation of the victims of the carnage.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, had on October 26, set up the committee to investigate the level of destruction of properties and loss of lives with a view to determining compensation for the victims.
For effectiveness, the Committee broke its three-day sitting into treating issues from the three senatorial districts of the state beginning with Lagos Central.
Residents of the other two districts, East and West are expected to be attended to between Thursday and Friday.
Addressing the gathering, the Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni said the House was marking a giant stride to complement other efforts.
“We are garnering to display our indomitable resilience. The character of Lagos is to be undefeatable.
“We have shown this character before, it’s in our gene, we will show it again. Even in the heat of being in the opposition for 16 years, Lagos didn’t falter, instead, we rose and shone. This is another phase, another challenge, another setback, Lagos State shall rise again and shine brighter than ever,” he said.
Eshinlokun-Sanni disclosed the terms of reference of the Committee as including interface with the victims, relevant stakeholders, and community leaders and to ascertain the level of destruction.
Other parts of the references are to determine the level and value of compensation and restitution, where necessary, make recommendations towards preventing future occurrence of such incidents in the state.
