Lagos Assembly receives Sanwo-Olu’s budget reordering request

By Ebunoluwa Sessou
The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday received a request from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the reordering of the 2026 Appropriation Law, christened the “Budget of Shared Prosperity.”
The request, contained in a letter read to the lawmakers by the Clerk of the House, Mrs Adenike Oshinowo, outlined the rationale and priorities behind the proposed budget reordering.
Leading the debate, the Chairman of the House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Olumoh Sa’ad, said the 2026 budget had recorded about 69 per cent performance.
He said the reordering was necessary to ensure that available resources were channelled towards priority areas.
Sa’ad also s...