Lagos Assembly sets up committee to recover govt assets

The Lagos State House of Assembly has set up an eight-member ad hoc committee to identify, document and facilitate the recovery of government-owned assets across the state.
The committee is also tasked with determining the status of both documented and undocumented properties and other assets belonging to the state government.
Speaking on Friday, the committee’s chairman, Obafemi Saheed, said the exercise was part of the Assembly’s oversight function aimed at strengthening accountability and ensuring the proper management of public resources.
Saheed explained that the committee would examine government spending, track the use of public funds and verify that taxpayers’ money was bein...