Sanwo-Olu Signs Bills On Real Estate Transactions, Dangerous Animals In Lagos

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed three bills into law on Monday.

They are those regulating the real estate transactions in Lagos State; law to provide for the registration of Cooperative Societies in Lagos State; and law to regulate ownership, licensing, and sales of pets and to prohibit and restrict people from having in custody dangerous animals in public places.

The governor signed the bills during the weekly State Executive Council meeting where he swore in two advisers.

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the new bills he assented to will strengthen government and citizens’ engagement and relationships. According to him, with the new laws, residents of the state will continue to live in an atmosphere where the rule of law is enshrined for people and to know what is expected of them.

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Updated February 7, 2022

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed bills to regulate Real Estate transactions in the State and two others, at the EXCO Chamber, Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, 07 February 2022. With him is the Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN).

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed three bills into law on Monday.

They are those regulating the real estate transactions in Lagos State; law to provide for the registration of Cooperative Societies in Lagos State; and law to regulate ownership, licensing, and sales of pets and to prohibit and restrict people from having in custody dangerous animals in public places.

The governor signed the bills during the weekly State Executive Council meeting where he swore in two advisers.

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the new bills he assented to will strengthen government and citizens’ engagement and relationships. According to him, with the new laws, residents of the state will continue to live in an atmosphere where the rule of law is enshrined for people and to know what is expected of them.

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The governor, who commended the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and the state lawmakers for seeing the need to pass the bills into laws said the government will “continue to ensure that our citizens are happy with us and trust is further deepened in government.”

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the law to regulate the real estate transactions in Lagos State will help to protect the citizens; the unsuspecting Lagosians who fall prey to many real estate professionals, adding that the law will also help players in the real estate sector to know what is expected of them and for government to be able to track who is doing what in the sector.

“It is really about ease of doing business and ensuring that we can continue to attract private sector investments into the real estate space. We believe this law would be the very first in the country that has taken a deep dive into what is happening in that space and it further strengthens our intervention in housing through the Ministry of Housing,” he said.

He said the law to provide for the registration of cooperative societies in Lagos State will make it easy to regulate the operations of thousands of cooperative societies in the state for harmonious cooperation.

The governor also noted that the law regulating the ownership, licensing and sales of pets, prohibiting and restricting people from having in custody dangerous animals in public places, will further strengthen all the deliverables in the Ministry of Agriculture, especially issues that have to do with pets and animals.

The newly sworn-in advisers are Mr. Ope George and Dr. Oluwarotimi Fashola as Special Advisers on Public-Private Partnerships and Agriculture (Rice Mill Initiative) respectively.

Governor Sanwo-Olu said George and Fashola are coming into the State Executive Council with a lot of experience in public and private partnership and agriculture to add value to the system and wish them the very best in their new assignments.

“We believe this addition to our cabinet will further strengthen our ability to deliver all that we promised our citizens because we need people in strategic positions. We need people that have sufficient authority to be able to dispense their responsibilities,” he said.

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