By Omolara Adasofunjo
Ogun State House of Assembly has approved the State Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF for 2026–2028 earlier forwarded to it by Governor Dapo Abiodun, in preparation for the next fiscal year.
The financial framework was approved at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Oludaisi Elemide, following the presentation of the report by the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Musefiu Lamidi.
The report was subsequently considered and adopted sector by sector, with allocations covering personnel, overhead, and capital expenditures for the State’s various Ministries, Departments and Agencies from the year 2026 to 2028.
The Speaker thereafter directed the Clerk to forward the Assembly’s resolution to Governor Abiodun to allow for early preparation of the 2026 State Budget and subsequent fiscal years.
Meanwhile, the Speaker had announced Mr Dickson Awolaja as the new Deputy Minority Leader of the State House of Assembly, replacing Mr Lukmon Atobatele, while Mr Waliu Owode is now the Deputy Minority Whip.
