Ogun state assembly passes four bills, acknowledges Governor Abiodun’s request on 3 others
Yanju Uwala in Abeokuta
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed four new bills, which were namely; HB No 027/ OG/2019-the Ogun State Audit Law, 2019, HB No 038/2020 -the Ogun State Public Health Law, 2020, HB No 040/OG/ 2020- Ogun State Legislative Funds Management Law, 2020 and HB No 041/OG/ 2020- Ogun State Judiciary Funds Management Law, 2020.
Penpushing reports that the bills are with long titles: “a bill for a law to provide for the Establishment of the Ogun State Audit Service Commission and Office of the Auditor- General and for other matters connected therewith,
“A bill for a law to Repeal the Public Health Law, 2006 and enact the Ogun State Public Health Law, 2020 and other matters connected thereto or incidental therewith,
“A bill for a law to make provision for the Ogun State House of Assembly Legislative Funds Management and other matters connected therewith, 2020, as well as,the bills were followed by the presentations of the reports of the Committees on Public Accou
“A bill for a law to make provision for the Ogun State Judiciary Funds Management and other matters connected therewith, 2020”.
Penpushing further reports that the passage of nts and Anti-Corruption, Health, as well as Finance and Appropriation by Hon Musefiu Lamidi, Adegoke Adeyanju and Olakunle Sobukanla respectively.
The adoption of the various reports were later moved and seconded by, Honourables Abdul Bashir Oladunjoye, Atinuke Bello, Ganiyu Oyedeji and Ademola Adeniran and supported by the members through a voice vote during the plenary.
The bills were later read and adopted clause by clause before the Committee of the assembly, while the motion for their third reading was moved by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff and seconded by Hon Modupe Mujota, Oladunjoye, Jemili Akingbade and Sylvester Abiodun and with the affirmative support of the entire lawmakers.
Penpushing further reports that the Clerk of the House, Mr Adedeji Adeyemo, thereafter did the third reading of the bills, while the Speaker Rt Hon Olukunle Oluomo directed that the clean copies of the bills be forwarded to the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for his assent.
Meanwhile, the Assembly has acknowledged the receipt of a correspondence from the Governor, conveying his request for the passage of three bills including amendment of a bill on Ogun State Public Procurement law 2014 as well as that of the amendment of Ogun State Statistics law 2012 and the establishment of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA).
