Governor Makinde signs Amotekun bill into law

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan

The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, signed the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill 2020 for the establishment of Amotekun Corps into law.

Penpushing reports that the Oyo House of Assembly had earlier on March 3, passed the bill to the Governor for assent after organising a public hearing and after scaling third reading, recalling that, Makinde  who just arrived from the United States for a business summit, gave his assent to the bill one week after being passed to him by the lawmakers.

The signing of the bill into law took place at the Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office, Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, and  the Governor  was seeing putting  on a leopard-print outfit while signing the bill.

Penpushing further reports that the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Adebo Ogundoyin, had earlier indicated that the signing of the bill would be speedy since it bothers on common interest.

The ceremony had in attendance Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan; Chief of Staff, Chief Bisi Ilaka; Head of Service, Ololade Agboola; Secretary to the State Government, Olubamwo Adeosun; and the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oyewo Oyewole. Deputy Speaker, Abiodun Faceyi; the Clerk of the House, and other officials of the state.