Lagos lawmakers demand renaming of buildings, streets named after colonial masters
Nigeria, June 30 -- The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture to liaise with the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to look at the Listed Sites (Prevention) Law, 2015, with a view to removing all vestiges of slave trade and colonialism.
This motion was moved by the Deputy Majority Leader, Noheem Adams, representing Eti-Osa constituency 01 at the plenary session on Tuesday.
In the motion, the lawmaker recalled the gruesome killing of George Floyd in the U.S. by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin.
"The Assembly further noted that this brutal and callous murder of Floyd triggered worldwide condemnations, demonstrations, and protests ag...
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