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The Chairman, House Committee on Lands, Representing Ikeja II Constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adedamola Kasunmu, has recently revealed the plans of the Lagos state house to a bill, recognising a special holiday for the recognition of traditional worshippers in the state.

He recently made this known to THISDAY at the 19th National Conference of the Council of Knights, Methodist Church Nigeria, recently held in Lagos state.

According to Kasunmu, “looking at the religious sector, the promotion of developmental projects is no doubt key and essential in making sure that we encourage spiritual growth in the life of people in general.

“And I want to believe that, at the Lagos State House of Assembly, we are a respecter of faith and the spiritual lives of the people, be it Christian or Muslim or the traditional worshipper.

“As a point of note, last Friday, at a plenary section which was our Yoruba speaking day, we spoke about giving the traditional aspect of religion a voice.

“Not forgetting where we come from, our cultural heritage, promoting the customs and tradition of our citizens, identifying that the importance of spiritualism and religion is a point of note that should be taken into proper consideration.
“The idea of that plenary was to make sure we separate a particular day for the traditional worshipers to celebrate themselves.

“In as much as the Christians have for example, December 25 as a day they worship and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and likewise the Muslims, have a day they celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad, they celebrate the Ileya festival, the Eid al- Fitri, the breaking of fasting and so on, traditional worshipers too must have a voice.

“This shows that there is a common cohesion and collaboration that exist in of all sector necessary to keep Lagos state working.

Especially at a time when Lagos state government is poised in making sure that we continue to be a 21st century state, a pace setter, a centre of excellence who is a promoter of public interest in of economic growth and development.

“We are pace setters for other states to follow, and we would stop at nothing at the Lagos state house of assembly to continue to live and rise above every common standard.”

On the traffic situation and infrastructural developments in Lagos state, he said the house was working assiduously to make sure that the issues are tackled.

According to him, “all concerns raised by Lagos residents are pertinent enough, and of course, everything necessary to put the road networks back in appreciate conditions would be done to the later.

“And we would ensure this by working effectively in collaboration with the executive arm of government in making sure that we perform the necessary oversight functions on the executive arm of government as stipulated by the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria as amended in 1999.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/10/25/lagos-state-to-create-public-holiday-for-traditional-worshippers/

They want to Legalize Óró

Na people wey dey live for Ikorodu and Ikotun go suffer am

Religion is the bane of our society. Their main duty there is to formulate law that will benefit the life of Lagosian. Religion should make you a better person not an insensitive person with the inability to think through issues analytically

Traditionalist are under attack. They need public holiday too

Did the traditional worshippers demand for public holiday?

Good one

Ibos shouldnt wail on this

Ibos should focus on getting water to Anambra State Fire Service, having a functional international airport or having a functional river port

Ibos dont care if they cant produce president for 50 years or vice for 35 years they dont care if thier last speaker was 35 years ago or SP 12 years ago, thier only concern is what happens in SouthWest


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It's Nigeria, anything goes.

See what they are discussing instead of buildings roads and getting water supplied to Lagosians

Their problem

Ikorodu people will suffer from this.

qualityovenbake:
Religion is the bane of our society. Their main duty there is to formulate law that will benefit the life of Lagosian. Religion should make you a better person not an insensitive person with the inability to think through issues analytically

So Christmas and Eid are fine but the celebration of gods of my forebears are to be discared?

Let embrace our culture

Sanwo-Olu trying too hard to be an everybody pleaser. Focus on what's more important and leave bullshit!

FarahAideed:
See what they are discussing instead of buildings roads and getting water supplied to Lagosians

Social and religious issues deserve discussion.

Finally. This is long overdue. We Nigerians are fast losing connection with our Culture and Heritage. Its should be Heritage Day holiday, a day to rediscover ourselves and not the impression of what colonial masters want us to be like. Now the colonial master call us immigrants, forgetting they were the kings of immigration, claiming our lands, killing our people, exploiting the resources.
Never Forget your roots, Know your history and not what the white man tells you.

Okay, nothing Dapo no go see for Amala t.

Tis only fair that they get proper recognition. It has been a while

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FarahAideed:
See what they are discussing instead of buildings roads and getting water supplied to Lagosians

u must be a religoius bigot.

voltron14:


Social and religious issues deserve discussion.

Not in a state where 70% of the roads are unmotorable and 80% have no access to proper toilets .

A welcomed development.

Mood11:
They want to Legalize Óró

Na people wey dey live for Ikorodu and Ikotun go suffer am

As if Sunday isn't a public holiday. What's good for the goose.....

solmusdesigns:




Ibos shouldnt wail on this

Ibos should focus on getting water to Anambra State Fire Service, having a functional international airport




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they dare not. They should go wail in onitsha their biggest city where fire conviniently razed for complete 5 hours without no active fire-fighter.

Sanwo Eko! Las Las Lagos enter one chance!!

A day shall come when the seven days of the week will be declared public holidays. That's when manna will begin to fall from heaven for everyone to eat.

Kapilta:
they dare not. They should go wail in onitsha their biggest city where fire conviniently razed for complete 5 hours without no active fire-fighter.

If not for Delta state Fire Service, Fire would have erased Anambra from Nigeria map

FarahAideed:
See what they are discussing instead of buildings roads and getting water supplied to Lagosians

u must be a religoius bigot. If they were to add more holidays to the popular religious group, u woudnt hav said this.