By Mosope Kehinde
The Oyo State House of Assembly has described as baseless the claims made by member representing Saki West State Constituency, Mr. Ibrahim Shittu over the recent emergency plenary session which he alleged was used to secretly approve a N300 billion loan request from the Executive without proper notification to members.
In a statement jointly signed by the Majority Leader, Mr. Sanjo Adedoyin and the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Media, Public Affairs and ICT, Mr. Waheed Akintayo, the Assembly described Mr. Shittu’s claims as not only misleading but a reflection of his complete disconnect from legislative responsibilities.
The statement clarified that the emergency plenary held on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, was duly and officially notified on the Assembly’s general WhatsApp platform.
“It is not only unfortunate but shameful that a serving member of the Assembly would resort to falsehood for cheap political relevance. Emergency plenaries are not illegal; they are constitutional and practiced in all serious legislatures across Nigeria, including the National Assembly,”.
In refuting Mr. Shittu’s claims, the statement disclosed that the so-called N300 billion loan includes N149 billion meant to refinance an existing loan facility with United Bank for Africa (UBA), while only N151 billion constitutes a new request to support infrastructure and contractors’ financing.
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