Lagos State Assembly Passes VAT, Anti – Open Grazing  Bills

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Value Added Tax Bill, with Speaker Right Honourable Mudashiru Obasa directing the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit a clean copy to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent.

The House also passed the bill that prohibits open cattle grazing in the state.

The two bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers at the sitting where the bills were read the third time.

Immediately after their passage, the Speaker Right Honourable  Obasa commended his colleagues for their passion to see that Lagos State continues to grow.

The house had earlier held separate public hearings on the bills, with stakeholders expressing support.