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Supplement to Official Gazette Extraordinary

WHEREAS I am of the opinion that, by reason of particular circumstances existing in Lagos, the powers conferred upon the Minister charged with responsibility for Lagos municipal affairs by subsection (1) of section five of the Public Order (Lagos) Act will not be sufficient to prevent serious public disorder being occasioned by the holding of public meetings or public processions in Lagos. Now THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on .me by subsection (2) of section five of the Public Order (Lagos) Act, I hereby make the following order : Prohibition of public meetings and public proc…