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  • NMA honours Ogun Speaker with award

    NMA honours Ogun Speaker with award

    The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun chapter, on Wednesday in Abeokuta, conferred on the Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi, a “Distinguished Ambassador” award.

    Dr Abayomi Olabode, the state Chairman of the association, said the award was given to Adekunbi in recognition of his outstanding achievements.

    He said some of the achievements were the promulgation of relevant legislations for the development of health care services and sports in the state.

    Olabode who led other members of NMA to the assembly complex to decorate the speaker, briefed him on level its preparedness for the forthcoming NMA National Games tagged: “Abeokuta 2018.”

    He said, “The assembly, through its people-oriented legislations, has helped in transforming all sectors of the state’s economy, particularly the health care sector.

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    The chairman described the speaker as an astute administrator and a lover of peace, and reiterated NMA’s unwavering support to the house for the advancement of the health sector.

    He gave the assurance that the NMA would continue to partner with the assembly in initiating relevant legislations to further enhance the health care sector.

    The speaker thanked the association for the gesture and noted that the success recorded so far in the house was possible through the synergy between professional bodies and residents in the state.

    He said, “As a people’s representatives, it has become imperative that we deliver on the mandate given to us by the electorate through quality representation.

    “We strive to bring about legislations that will always advance the socio-economic status of the state.

    Adekunbi, however, tasked the medical personnel not to rest on their oars in improving the overall health of the populace.

    NAN

  • Eight Ogun lawmakers join PDP, SDP

    Eight Ogun lawmakers join PDP, SDP

    Eight members of the Ogun State House of Assembly have joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

    The Speaker, Suraj Adekunbi, read the letter of the defection during plenary.

    He said:  “I received a letter announcing the defection of Joseph Adegbesan (Ijebu North II), Salmon Adeleke (Imeko -Afon), John Obafemi (Remo North), Remmy Hazzan (Odoogbolu) and Obafemi Olowo-Oloja (Ijebu East) to the PDP.

    “I also got three letters this morning from Olufemi Allen-Taylor (Abeokuta South II),  Oludaisi Elemide (Odeda) and Elizabeth Anifowose (Obafemi -Owode)  announcing their defection to the SDP.”

    This brings the number of APC lawmakers in the 26-member Assembly to 13, PDP 10 and SDP three.

    After inauguration in 2011, there were 17 APC lawmakers, PDP six and the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) had three.

    Adeleke, Obafemi and Adegbesan were elected on the PPN floated by former Governor Gbenga Daniel.

     

  • Abducted girls: Obasanjo’s wife, Ogun First Lady join protest

    Abducted girls: Obasanjo’s wife, Ogun First Lady join protest

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s wife, Mrs. Bola Obasanjo and wife of Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, on Monday joined hundreds of women in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to protest the abduction of over 200 female students of a government college in Chibok, Borno State.

    The protest which began at about 8am at the M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Kuto area took the women through IBB Boulevard and terminated at the Ogun State House of Assembly complex, where Mrs. Amosun presented their protest letter to the Speaker, Suraj Adekunbi , for onward delivery to President Goodluck Jonathan.
    The protesters also took their grievance to the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan.
    At the Governor’s office, they met Governor Amosun and demanded action from the federal government as well as unconditional and safe release of the innocent school girls by their abductors.
    The Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief (Mrs.) Alaba Lawson; members of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, market women and female artisans, among others took part in the protest march.

    The women, who deplored the girls’ abduction displayed placards bearing various inscriptions: “Kidnapped school girls must be found,” “Our girls are not sex machine,” “Bring back our girls,””Haba!, this is barbaric in the 21st century” and “Let all our women rise to save our girls.”

    At the Ogun State Assembly complex, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Elizabeth Sonubi, who addressed the lawmakers called on states and National Assembly members to take action towards freeing the girls from the terrorists.

    Sonubi also appealed to President Jonathan to help secure the girls’ release.

  • South West speakers meet to fashion out legislative agenda

    South West speakers meet to fashion out legislative agenda

    Speakers of state Houses of Assembly and parliamentarians from the South West zone gathered at the weekend in Lagos to fashion out a legislative agenda to enhance the South West’s socio-economic and political fortunes.

    In attendance at the conference were the host Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his colleagues, Dr. Adewale Omirin (Ekiti), Suraj Adekunbi (Ogun), Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo) and Najeem Salaam (Osun). The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly was conspicuously absent.

    Delivering his welcome address, Ikuforiji reminded his colleagues that in setting a legislative agenda to re-invent the South West, they must not succumb to intimidation in keeping with the dreams of its founding fathers.

    Ikuforiji said, “When it comes to good governance, socio-economic development, wealth creation and advancement of their peoples, our parliamentary founding fathers were never intimidated by anything under the sun.”

    According to him, the parliament is the symbol-in-chief of electoral democracy anywhere in the world, while adding that Nigeria is also a consequence of parliamentary democracy, because in his words, “Our founding fathers were all parliamentarians and the unity of this country was birthed in the parliament; not the palace or barracks.”

    Ikuforiji stressed that Lagos State is not new to playing host to remarkable initiatives that has advanced the general polity and enlightened its people.

    He added, “More precisely, the Lagos parliament from inception has hosted historic transformation agendas; from the motion for National Independence to that which adopted a parliamentary system of government as the method of governance in early Nigeria.”

    He maintained that as progressives, the progress of the people in the zone should be paramount in the activities of the lawmakers in the zone, adding, “Our party leaders have set an economic agenda; it’s for us as parliamentarians to play our essential role. As legislatures, the torch we light should be that of hope for our people. Their expectations are high, believing that if as legislatures we set the right agendas, the tomorrow of their children will be okay.”

    The two-day programme will feature presentation on ‘Perspective/Overview of South-West Legislative Assemblies’, to be delivered by the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Mr. Fola Arthur-Worrey; ‘Effective Leadership Communication’, by Mr. Dele Alake, former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy and ‘Deepening Legislative Relationships (agenda setting for a majority party in opposition)’ by Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi.

    In his presentation, Arthur-Worrey admonished the legislature to be more assertive in its legislative functions, reminding them that the executive is subject to the will of the legislature.

    “We must also realise that we have some common problems that can best be solved through common approach. We must speak with one voice on issues of environment, waterways, transportation, agriculture, social issues etc. There is need to co-operate on common issues to avoid wastage; we must research and look into existing laws that have become totally irrelevant,” Arthur-Worrey told the legislators.

     

  • Ogun Assembly resolves crisis, apologises to citizens

    Ogun Assembly resolves crisis, apologises to citizens

    Feuding members of the Ogun State House of Assembly on Wednesday morning sheathe their swords with the key actors – Speaker Suraj Adekunbi and Honourable Remmy Hazzan, apologising to Ogun people nay Nigerians over the suspension and counter – suspension of some members at the floor of House on Tuesday.

    They resolved to hold plenary later on Wednesday where the 26 member Assembly would sit to reverse whatever transpired at the floor of the House on Tuesday.

    The incident also resulted in the breaking of the mace, which is the Assembly’s symbol of authority.

    The resolution of the crisis followed a private meeting of Adekunbi, his Deputy; Tola Banjo, Taiwo Oluomo, Israel Jolaosho, Hazzan, Turanyo Oladapo – Adeleye, Job Akintan and John Obafemi with the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr. Taiwo Adeoluwa and other members of Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s administration in Oke – Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital.

    The Nation gathered that the peace meeting was initiated by the former Speaker of the Assembly, Tunji Egbetokun, who prevailed on the warring lawmakers to bury their differences and allow peace to reign in the interest of the state.

    Adekunbi and Remmy Hazzan, who jointly addressed the press at the base of the Governor’s Office, apologised to the people of the state and pledged to work in harmony, serve the people better and also follow due process while conducting their legislative functions.