Ogun Alert

Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture have acknowledged the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture in ensuring massive food production towards achieving food security to mitigate the effects of food inflation in the State and by extension the nation .  The members of the Committee led by the Chairman, Hon. Waliu Owode, made the observation while the Management of the Ministry took turn to present its half year budget performance before the State lawmakers at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.  Hon. Owode also commended the Management team of the Ministry led by the Commissioner, Mr. Bolu Owootomo, for the achievements recorded in the Ministry within the period under assessment, urging them to do more at ensuring food security in the State. He encouraged the Ministry to invest in heavy farm equipment that would enhance agricultural production at all levels to achieve sustained food security.  In their remarks, other members including ...

Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly have commended the State Ministry of Forestry for embarking on aggressive afforestation resulting in the plantation of over a million economic trees and protection of forest reserves in the State.  The members led by the Chairman, House Committee on Forestry, Hon. Fatiu Salami, gave the commendation during the ongoing mid- year assessment of 2024  budget performance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.  The lawmakers also lauded the Ministry on the enforcement of boundary lines of the forest reserves in collaboration with the State Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning,as well as encouraging private companies in tree planting as parts of their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), as well as engaging the various stakeholders in ensuring the protection of the ecosystem.  While examining the budget performance of the Ministry, the lawmakers acknowledged the i...

Ogun State House of Assembly will on Monday, 22nd July, 2024  begin the mid- year budget performance appraisal of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government in the State to ascertain their level of compliance with the 2024 Appropriation Law. A release by the Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Sakiru Adebakin, indicated that the exercise which is part of the oversight functions of the legislative arm of Government in promoting accountability, transparency with the purpose of creating value for government resources is in consonance with sections 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). According to the release, the budget performance assessment would commence at 10:00am daily and end on Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 The release enjoined all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) of government to make available all relevant documents and information to ensure the success of the exercise.

Ogun State House of Assembly has just marked its first anniversary under a new leadership led by Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Olusegun Elemide, who many have described as a visionary and democratic leader, with the magic wand to take the legislative arm to its rightful place among the comity of State Houses of Assembly in the country. Upon his assumption of office early in this year, Rt. Hon. Elemide made a solemn promise in his acceptance speech to be a symbol of positive change, with relentless commitment to adding value to the entire governance in the State.  Added to that was his assurance that his tenure would accord high regards to the welfare of the millions of constituents across the State, his colleague-lawmakers and staffers of the legislative arm. This, he promised to achieve through the collaborative efforts of his colleague-lawmakers and the other arms of government in the State.  It is therefore not surprising, seeing the feats achieved, which made the recent celebration of...