Legislative role The first power the
Constitution confers upon the governor is the veto. The
Presentment Clause requires any bill passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly to be presented to the governor before it can become law. Once the legislation has been presented, the governor has three options: • Sign the legislation; the bill then becomes law. • Veto the legislation and return it to the
state house of assembly expressing any objections; the bill does not become law, unless the member of the
house votes to override the veto by a two-thirds vote.
Administrative powers The Governor is made the sole repository of the executive powers of Lagos State, and the powers entrusted to him as well as the duties imposed upon him are awesome indeed. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the state government and is
constitutionally obligated to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." The governor makes numerous executive branch appointments: commissioners and other state officers, are all appointed by the governor with subject to the approval of the
state assembly. The power of the governor to sack executive officials has long been a contentious political issue. Generally, the governor may remove purely executive officials at his discretion. However, the assembly can curtail and constrain a governor's authority to sack commissioners of independent regulatory agencies and certain inferior executive officers by statute. The governor additionally possesses the ability to direct much of the executive branch through
executive orders that are grounded in Law of the Lagos State or constitutionally granted executive power.
Juridical powers The governor also has the power to nominate the chief judge of the state. However, these nominations do require the
house of assembly confirmation. Securing house approval can provide a major obstacle for governors who wish to orient the state judiciary toward a particular ideological stance. Governors may also grant
pardons and reprieves, as is often done just before the end of a governorship term, not without controversy.
Legislative facilitator The Constitution's
Ineligibility Clause prevents the governor (and all other executive officers) from simultaneously being a member of the
state house of assembly. Therefore, the governor cannot directly introduce
legislative proposals for consideration in the house. However, the governor can take an indirect role in shaping legislation, especially if the governor's political party has a majority in the house (house of representative). For example, the governor or other officials of the executive branch may draft legislation and then ask representatives to introduce these drafts into the house. The governor can further influence the legislative branch through constitutionally mandated, periodic reports to the house. Additionally, the governor may attempt to have the house alter proposed legislation by threatening to veto that legislation if the changes he requests are not made. ==Selection process==