For the first time, in the Lagos House of Assembly, a woman, Sergeant-at-Arms Mrs. Oyindamola Olorogun, yesterday, became the first woman to bear the Mace (symbol of authority), which led Lagos Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa into the Chamber.
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She was the focus of all eyes at the plenary session as she shouted “Order! Mr. Speaker,” signaling entrance of the Obasa.
Not a few members, including visitors from Borno Assembly, were taken aback when she led the Speaker into the Chambers for proceedings.
Olorogun is one of the female members of the Sergeant-at-Arms Corps of Lagos Assembly, which was only recently enlarged to include females
The 33- year- old mother of two is an HND graduate of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
She joined the Lagos House of Assembly Service Commission in 2019.