Gov AbdulRazaq Sends Two Bills To Assembly For Passage

Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday received two executive bills for consideration and quick passage from Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq

The bills are Kwara State Legislative Fund Management Bill Twenty Twenty-Two and Kwara State Judiciary Fund Management Bill Twenty Twenty-Two

These were enshrined in two separate messages from Governor addressed to the Speaker Engineer Yakubu Salihu and read before his colleagues during Tuesday’s plenary

The Bills seek to confer autonomy on the State Legislature and Judiciary for the management and Control recurrent and capital expenditures in line with the provision One Two One subsection Three of the Constitution as amended

Governor Abdulrazaq urged the House to give the bills the usual consideration and quick passage

Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Salihu, therefore, referred two the bills to Business and Rules Committee of the House to be slated for first reading at appropriate time

Meanwhile, Kware State Landed Property Protection Bill Twenty Twenty-Two passed through second reading following debate on the bill by the Lawmakers.

The Bill was read for the second time by the Clerk of the House, Hajia Haleemah Kperogi

Speaker Engineer Yakubu Salihu, therefore, referred the Bill to House Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development to conduct Public Heading on the Bill

Lawmaker representing Ojomu-Balogun Constituency, Offa Local Government at the Kwara State House of Assembly, Prince Saheed Adekeye Popoola has formally defected from All Progressives Congress APC to Social Democratic Party, (SDP)

This was sequel his defection letter captioned “Notice of Defection from All Progressives Congress, APC to Social Democratic Party, SDP addressed to Speaker Engineer Yakubu Salihu and read on the floor of the House at today’s sitting

Prince Popoola said his decision to dump APC is inline with the provision of section One Zero One subsection One D of the constitution as amended

The Lawmaker pledged his continued loyalty to the leadership of the House as his defection to another political party would not affect his commitment to the success the ninth Assembly

Prince Popoola maintained that he had consulted his constituents before announcing his defection and promised to continue to represent his people to the best of my ability in Ojomu-Balogun Constituency who voted me en-mass to represent them the State House of Assembly

Also, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Kwara State has been duly notified of the change by the Lawmaker

Kwara State Government has been advised to put in place military check points in Ekiti Local Government to halt kidnapping and other crimes in the area

This was sequel to Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised by Lawmaker representing Ekiti Local Government, Ganiyu Gabriel titled Spate of Kidnapping in Ekiti Local Government ” of the floor of the House

Me Gabriel expressed displeasure over activities of abductors in his Constituency and advocated drastic steps to be taken arrest the situation for safety of lives and property

Some Lawmakers in their contributions charged concerned authority to be proactive towards apprehending criminals tormenting Communities in Ekiti Local Government

Reading the resolutions of the House, Speaker Engineer Yakubu Salihu charged traditional rulers and religious leaders to join hands with law enforcement agents including Vigilante groups in tracking evil doers in Ekiti Local Government and the state in general.

Edited by Felix Ajide

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