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  • Institute trains Oyo lawmakers

    Institute trains Oyo lawmakers

    African Governance Institute for Development (AGID) has completed a two-day transformative training for members of Oyo State House of Assembly.

    It was held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan.

    The retreat, organised to elevate legislative effectiveness, equip lawmakers with practical skills and strategies, was also to address the challenges they faced in governance.

    Seyi Adisa, a founding member of AGID and former Oyo State legislator, said through the initiatives, AGID would continue to champion responsible governance and capacity-building across Africa, empowering leaders to meet the demands of public service.

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    Former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Sen. Oloruninmbe Mamora, underscored the crucial role of lawmakers in championing accountability and integrity.

    Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin thanked AGID for its commitment to advancing good governance.

    Other speakers, including Onofiok Luke, former Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and Dr. Sam Ibrahim, who spoke on ‘Enhancing Legislative Committee Impact, Presenting Strategies for Legislative Oversight and Committee Effectiveness’ and ‘Bill Formulation, Time Management, and Conflict Resolution’, urged the lawmakers to be proactive, committed and thorough.

  • Oyo lawmakers seek enhanced security around media houses, others

    Oyo lawmakers seek enhanced security around media houses, others

    Oyo State House of Assembly has called for improved and enhanced security around media houses, especially government-owned radio and television stations across the state, following the invasion of the State Secretariat by members of the Yoruba Nation Agitators.

    The lawmakers also sought installation of surveillance cameras around the State Secretariat, including the House of Assembly, among other measures.

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    The views were expressed following a motion raised by Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin, under matter of urgent public importance, during yesterday’s plenary.

    The legislators condemned the action of the agitators, urging the government not to rule out the possibility of dialogue with the original Yoruba nation activists, to have a better understanding of their demands.

    The motion was presented by the Leader, Sanjo Adedoyin. It was co-sponsored by Dawood Olarere and four others.

  • Three Oyo lawmakers defect

    Three members of the Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday announced their intentions to dump their party for a new one.

    Also, the Assembly kick-started the legislative process to end street begging among underage residents.

    While two members dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Action Democratic Party (ADP), another member defected from the Accord Party to the ADP.

    The defectors are: Kehinde Oloya (APC to ADP), Safiu Adekunle (APC to ADP) and Wunmi Oladeji (Accord to ADP).

    The defections were not unconnected with the recent decision of former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala to dump the APC for ADP to actualise his dream of governing the state again.

    The letters of the defections, addressed to Speaker Olagunju Ojo, was read on the floor of the Assembly during plenary.

    The development brings to 14 members the number of lawmakers in the ruling APC and the leading opposition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

    ADP has three members and the PDP has one.

    Reacting to the defections, Ojo, who described them as the “beauty of democracy”, wished the defectors success in their new parties.

    Also, the lawmakers deliberated on a motion sponsored by Fatai Adesina (Ibadan Southeast) and Majority Leader Kehinde Subair (Ibadan Southwest 1), titled: Urgent Need to Curb Menace of Begging by Underage Children on The Major Streets in the State.

    The motion condemned the high rate of children beggars, especially during school hours.

    The lawmakers noted that “the proliferation of child buggers prowling the streets on daily basis was a pointer to the fact that the role the government was playing in the training and upbringing was not effective, in view of children dropping out of school and turning to beggars and miscreants on the streets”.

    They added: “For a child to be responsible, the child must have a good upbringing – from immediate parents, family and the government. The training and upbringing of a child must include moral upbringing and sound education.

    “The House is concerned that the negative effects the actions and attitudes child beggars will have on the state in particular and the country at large especially in future is better imagined than experienced.”

     

     

     

  • Akintola gets Oyo lawmakers’ backing for governorship bid

    Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary to pick its candidate for next year’s governorship election, lawmakers in the Oyo State House of Assembly have endorsed one of the aspirants for the ticket, Chief Adeniyi Akintola (SAN).

    The lawmakers spoke about Akintola in glowing terms during his visit to the Assembly.

    Akintola was a member of the House of Assembly between 1991/1992 and served as Deputy Speaker and Chairman of its Committee on Public Petitions and Judiciary.

    In an apparent show of comradeship, the lawmakers noted that having a former lawmaker as governor would further boost existing cordial relationship between the Executive and Legislative arms.

    The Chairman of Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the House, Segun Ajanaku, described Akintola as a role model in legislative business and parliamentary leadership.

    He said: “If party nomination for governorship were like that of nomination for political appointment, the House would ask Chief Akintola to take a bow and leave, which mean it’s a done deal.”

    The lawmaker representing Ogbomosho North, Olawunmi Bimbo Oladeji, lauded Akintola’s aspiration.

    She said: “I know you served us well in this House because you were once a member and leader. You know the nitty-gritty of parliamentary job and governance.”

    Another lawmaker, Segun Olaleye, praised Akintola for his parliamentary experience.

    He added: “You impressed me with your statement that even if you are not picked, you will still remain a progressive. You are one of best politicians we have around now. You also said politicians should be able keep to their promises.”

    Akintola applauded the lawmakers for the existing warm relationship between them and Governor Abiola Ajimobi.

    He said: “What we have at hand presently in Oyo State, in terms of governance as propelled by Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the present versatile House of Assembly, is gold. We should not settle for nothing less than what we have at hand presently. Therefore, I am aspiring to be the next governor of Oyo State to sustain the good work jointly done by the governor and this honourable House of Assembly.

    “If elected, I owe each and every member of this hallowed chamber a medal of excellence in leadership for creating a cordial working relationship with the Executive arm of government. We can all see the multiplier effect with various development projects going on across the state.”

    Present at the event were Deputy Speaker Abdulwasiu Musa, Majority Leader Subair Kehinde Hassan, Chief Whip Olafioye Akinmoyede and Deputy Majority Leader Oyedokun Oyeleke, among others.

     

  • Oyo lawmakers to consider proposed €5m foreign loan

    Oyo lawmakers to consider proposed €5m foreign loan

    The Oyo State House of Assembly has forwarded the five million Euro loan request sent to it by Governor Abiola Ajimobi to the House Committee on Appropriation and Agriculture for further consideration.

    The loan is said to be for the procurement of multipurpose tractors to enhance farming.

    The Aseembly, presided over by Speaker Michael Adeyemo, spoke after deliberating on the request letter from the Executive, seeking the permission of the lawmakers to get the loan.

    Deliberating on the letter, Deputy Speaker Musa Abdulwasi hailed the Executive for enhancing agricultural development in the state.

    He urged the Executive to make judicious use of the fund to promote agricultural development.

    The lawmaker representing Ibadan North II, Segun Olaleye, said the matter should not be discussed on the floor of the Assembly but at the caucus meeting.

    But the Speaker said the matter should be discussed on the floor of the Assembly, adding that it was in the interest of the residents of the state.

    According to him, the essence of the matter required that reporters should witness the deliberation.

    Another lawmaker, Segun Ajanaku, supported Olaleye’s position, saying the matter was sensitive and needed not to be discussed in the open.

    The Speaker directed that the matter be forwarded to the Committee on Appropriation and Agriculture to deliberate on it on September 25 and present the report to the Assembly during Tuesday’s plenary for deliberation.

    The lawmakers hailed Ajimobi for his relentless approach towards reviving agriculture.

    But they said the review of the loan content and context by the Assembly was important before approval could be given.

  • Most Oyo lawmakers didn’t have constituency offices, survey reveals

    Most Oyo lawmakers didn’t have constituency offices, survey reveals

    A report has shown that over 60 per cent of lawmakers in the 7th Oyo State House of Assembly did not have constituency office.

    Those with offices, also, were virtually unviable.

    According to report of a constituency offices survey of members of the Oyo State House of Assembly conducted in 2013 by the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), a non-governmental organisation founded by the late human rights activist, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, only 20 out of the 32 lawmakers that served in the 7th (2011-2015) of the Oyo State House of Assembly had constituency offices.

    Of the 32 constituencies with legislators during the time of the survey, only 20 had available constituency offices addresses while 12 lawmakers did not provide the addresses of their constituency offices.

    The report revealed that among the 20 constituency offices addresses identified and visited, only 14 offices were viable as others do not have addresses.  Presenting the report in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, CCG programme officer, Mrs. Juliana Iregbu, explained: “The heart of democracy is participation and for any government to qualify as being democratic, it must be all inclusive and participatory, close and accessible to the people, satisfy their needs and aspiration, promote equality and social justice and ensure the security of lives and property.

    “Therefore, it is always assumed that elected leaders would always work in the best interest of their electorate.

    “Individual representatives are expected to maintain close contact with their electoral areas, consult the people on their needs and the issues they wish to be addressed, present them to the House of Assembly for consideration, report back to their electorate the decision taken to develop their area as a whole.”

    Explaining why the report came too late and not before election, Iregbu explained it had been presented to stakeholders at an earlier forum where it was agreed that it will be published and presented to the entire public.

    She added that if they had made the public presentation prior to the general elections, some politicians could have misinterpreted it to mean political partisanship.