Category: events

The ongoing investigation of the Ogun State House of Assembly by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission took a dramatic turn today as the Assembly says the impeached former Deputy Speaker, Oludare Kadiri is using an official of the anti-graft agency to get information given to the Agency under confidentiality leaked with the purpose of […]

Ogun State House of Assembly has assured relevant stakeholders involved in activism against gender based violence that the 9th Assembly will assist in reviewing the relevant laws to checkmate human rights abuse for the promotion of peaceful co-existence and the elimination of any form of gender based violence in the society. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. […]

L-R: Chairman, House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Adeyemi Ademuyiwa, his Finance and Appropriation counterpart, Olakunle Sobukanla listening to the Ag. Bursar, TASUED, Mr. Olubunmi Abdullah while defending the Budget proposal of his institution before the State lawmakers. The Ag. Vice Chancellor, Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Prof. Oluwole Banjo has described […]

Committed to regulating the practices of the built sector, the Ogun State House of Assembly today passed a bill titled: ‘Ogun State Administration of Physical Planning, Urban Development, Slum Regeneration and Building Production Management Law, 2021, as well as four other resolutions on building production management regulations. The resolutions included the State Building Production Management […]

As the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker presented a total budget of N6.151bn for the State Hospitals Management Board, the State lawmakers have canvassed for an even spread of all capital projects contained in the 2022 budget proposal of the State Ministry of Health, especially the construction and renovation of health care […]

The Year 2022 Ogun State Appropriation Bill has passed through second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly with lawmakers unanimously requesting for an upward review of funds allotted to education and health sectors, owing to their direct importance to the socio-economic advancement and overall wellbeing of the people of the State […]

R-L: Area Manager/Deputy Director, Industrial Training Fund, Abeokuta Area Office, Mrs. Funmi Coker presenting an Award of of Excellence to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo during the 2021 interactive forum held at ITF Complex in Abeokuta. As the nations across the globe struggle with the adverse effects of the covid-19 pandemic, policy makers and […]

In line with Section 121 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (as amended), the Ogun State House of Assembly will on Tuesday, 30th November, 2021 play host to the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for the presentation of the Year 2022 Appropriation Bill. A release signed by the Deputy Clerk of […]

Ogun State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s nominee for the post of Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Oluwasina Olanrewaju Ogungbade following his screening by the lawmakers the previous day. The approval was sequel to the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole House chaired by the Speaker, […]

Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-corruption Committee has directed two former officials of the State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to appear before the lawmakers for further clarifications on the ministry’s financial records between 2015 and 2019.   The Chairman of the Committee, Musefiu Lamidi gave the directive, while examining the […]

Ogun State House of Assembly has screened the nominee for the State Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Oluwasina Olanrewaju Ogungbade, with a challenge to him to ensure the immediate implementation of the State Law Reform Commission, 2021 passed earlier in the year. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, who presided over the screening threw the challenge […]

Ogun State House of Assembly has been commended by the relevant stakeholders who spoke on the bill proposing the creation of the State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission Bill, aimed at further entrenching probity, accountability and transparency in the administration of public funds in the State. The Stakeholders also acknowledged that the Commission would help […]

In its bid to forestall a breach of security as well as prevent further spread of COVID 19 among the people of the State, the Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the State Government and all security agencies in the State to place a ban on street carnivals and the […]

For the third tier of government to remain the stimulus of grassroot development, its legislative arm must be ready to engage in more robust and meaningful debates, pass bye-laws that will position the local government councils for socio-economic prosperity and promote mutual interdependence with their council chairmen through diplomacy and tolerance. The Speaker of the […]

Local Government Councils in the State have been tasked to put in place strategies towards blocking leakage in government revenue channels and ensure improved income for the councils through more feasible financial frameworks to further deliver good governance to the grassroot people. The Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. […]

Worried by the recent rising spate of crimes and criminality in some parts of Abeokuta metropolis, especially communities in Abeokuta South Local Government Area, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo has enjoined the members of the communities to join hands with security agencies in the State through exchange […]

As the dry season approaches, the Ogun State House of Assembly has sought for the immediate implementation of the State Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Law, 2020, passed by it and assented by the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun barely a month ago to forestall the reoccurrence of attacks on human and farmlands, which […]