Ogun Alert

The Presentation of Ogun State 2025 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly by the State Governor, Prince ( Dr.) Dapo Abiodun, CON, earlier scheduled for Friday, 29th November. 2024 has been postponed to a later date. A release signed by the Clerk/ Head of Legislative Service, Mr. Sakiru Adebakin stated that a new date for the presentation of the annual budget would be announced later. The Clerk said the Assembly regretted the inconveniencies arising from the postponement.

  Ogun State House of Assembly has commended, Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration for the construction Ojodu Abiodun-Denro-Ishasi-Akute Road, which was commissioned last week.  The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, while commending the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for the commissioning of the road, in response to the presentation of a member representing Ifo 2, State Constituency, Hon. Fatiu Folawewo, also pleaded that such gestures be extended to other constituencies across the State for more widespread infrastructural development. Earlier in his presentation, Hon. Salami had lauded the Governor for his swift intervention in completing the road; acknowledging that the Governor had awarded the contract for the construction of another set of two roads in his constituency. He expressed his constituents' appreciation for the support of the Speaker and his colleagues, whose collective call led to the construction of the roads. In a related development, the Assembly has appl...

Ogun State House of Assembly has acknowledged a correspondence from the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun indicating his intention to present the Year 2025 Appropriation bill before the State lawmakers on Friday 29th November at 10.00am. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, stated this today, while reading the Governor's letter before the State lawmakers during the plenary at the Assembly Complex Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. "I thank Mr. Speaker and the Honourable member's of the Ogun State House of Assembly, for the full cooperation we have continued to enjoy from the Hallowed Chambers. Your legislative support has indeed been pivotal to the success story of our building the future together. In accordance to the provision of Section 121 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as altered), I write to inform the Honourable House that I intend to present the Ogun State Year 2025 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly on Friday, 29th November, 2024 a...

Ogun State House of Assembly has assured the Federal Office of the Public Complaints Commission in the State of necessary legislative support towards sensitizing the people on the need to take advantage of the Commission to address their complaints against any public or private sector officials as part of its ombudsman's responsibility. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, gave the assurance, while playing host to the management of the Commission led by the newly appointed Federal Commissioner in charge of the State, Mr. Morakinyo Akinleye, who was on an advocacy visit to the State lawmakers, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The Rt. Hon. Speaker assured that the State lawmakers would assist in sensitizing their constituents to take advantage of the alternative conflict resolution role of the Commission to address any perceived infractions or injustice against any public officials. He seized the opportunity to enjoin the management team to carry out mor...

The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, says continous training of legislative staff members is critical to enhancing quality service delivery meant to achieve the vision and goals of the legislature, thereby contributing to the advancement of good governance in any democracy.   Rt. Hon. Elemide, stated this while declaring open an in-house training for members of staff at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, explaining that it was expedient for the workforce to be in tune with the current global best practices in legislative business.  According to him, human capacity building for the Assembly workforce, who are the engine room, was essential in achieving international best practices in legislative matters, which would lead to excellence and innovation in governance. The Speaker stressed the need for the workers across cadres to be abreast of trends, positing that was the basis for organizing the in-house training with a...

  The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, has underscored the need for more investment in technical and vocational training for the State and by extension the nation to have the needed manpower for technological and infrastructural development. Rt. Hon. Elemide stated this while playing host to the delegation from the Ahmaddiyyah Muslim Jama'at of Nigeria on the inauguration of Masroor International Technical College ( MITC) sponsored by the international Ahmadi Architect and Engineers Association ( IAAAE) at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta. The Speaker lamented the dearth of skilled manpower in technical and vocational areas in the country, stressing that the Assembly had continued to partner with the executive arm in the State to resuscitate technical and vocational education to assist the built environment and the State in employment generation, development of infrastructure and human capital export. Also speaking, the Deputy ...

Ogun State House of Assembly through its Committee on Health has described the State health insurance scheme, as a laudable initiative that would help deliver qualitative and comprehensive health care service with ease to the people. The Committee led by Hon. Wahab Haruna stated this during an advocacy meeting with a delegation from the State Health Insurance Agency (OGSHIA), led by its Executive Secretary Dr. Afolabi Dosunmu, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Hon. Haruna in company of his co-lawmakers noted that the scheme would assist a lot of people in the formal and informal sectors of the State economy to have access to health service. In their remarks, the Minority Leader Lukman Adeleye, Honourables Adegoke Adeyanju, Babatunde Tella, Dickson Awolaja and Damilare Bello stressed the need to strengthen the scheme to achieve its purpose, noting that regardless of its challenges, the health insurance scheme was the way to go. They promised that as the represent...