Economy

By Omolara Adasofunjo

Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution requesting that the State Government put machinery in place to check the subtle take-over of Adire Kampala local industry by foreigners.

The resolution was passed after the motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Yusuf Sheriff and seconded by the Minority Leader, Mr Lukman Adeleye with the support of other lawmakers at a plenary presided over by Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo.

Opening debate on the motion, the sponsor, Mr Babatunde Tella, said the influx of foreign adire into the local market was eroding the rich cultural heritage of the people and threatening their source of livelihood. 

He called on the Ministries of Trade and Investment, Culture and Tourism as well as Women Affairs to investigate the matter, while pleading with the State Government to partner the Federal Government in assisting the local adire fabric makers to export their products to boost the nation’s growing economy.

Other lawmakers while supporting the motion commended Governor Dapo Abiodun and notable traditional rulers in the state for always adorning the indigenous adire in support of local patronage, pointing that if not checked the influx of imported Adire would continue to fuel unemployment, imitation of the people’s creativity and reduction in the state’s revenue. 

The lawmakers solicited the support of the National Assembly in the efforts to consider the classification of imported Adire as contraband goods.

Responding, the Speaker, Mr Oluomo, who commended the sponsor of the resolution, equally acknowledged Governor Dapo Abiodun’s untiring efforts at promoting the rich cultural heritage of the State, assuring that the Assembly would work towards enacting a bill to further strengthen and protect the local economy for the benefit of the people.

Similarly, Ogun State Magistrates’ Court, Amendment Law, 2023 has scaled second reading on the floor of the Assembly.

 The Sponsor of the bill, mr Oluseun Adesanya, led other contributors to the debate in emphasizing that the amendment of the law would increase the financial jurisdictions of the magistrates courts to take more cases, thereby reducing the burden of cases taken to the high courts.

Mr Oluomo equally affirmed that the amendment of the bill would assist in quickening justice dispensation before committing the document to the House Committee on Justice, Ethics and Public Petitions for further legislative actions.

Also, 2024 Appropriation Bill for Ogun State, tagged “Budget of Sustained Growth and Development” was successfully for the second time. 

Opening debate on the second reading of the bill, the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Musefiu Lamidi, said that the percentage allotted to each sector of the economy had shown the government’s resolve to sustain the growth and development of the State.

Other lawmakers who spoke in the same vein also affirmed that the proposed budget was achievable and advised that the 30% allocation to infrastructure should be evenly spread across the three Senatorial Districts of the State, particularly the rural areas.

The State lawmakers also called for increase on the percentage given to agriculture to empower farmers to boost food security and create job opportunities.

In a remark, the Speaker of the House, Mr Olakunle Oluomo who commended the lawmakers for the robust debate, urged them to do justice to the bill during the budget defence process and thereafter committed the bill to the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation for further legislative actions.

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Politics

Osun House of Assembly has passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill of 119, 550, 401, 040 billion naira.

This is sequel to a motion moved by Chairman, Finance and Appropriation, Mr. Taiwo Adebayo calling for the third reading of the clean copy of the Bill.

The Speaker, Mr. Timothy Owoeye, in his remark called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies  to strive to meet the revenue projections geared towards realization of the budget.

Mr. Owoeye maintained that the budget of Restoration would put the state on the path of sustainable growth and development when passed into law.

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He noted that the House would not relent in its oversight function of monitoring the full implementation of the budget.

Also, the House congratulated the immediate past Speaker, Dr. Najeem Salaam on his appointment as the Executive Director, Nigeria Communication Satellite by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Meanwhile, the House has reversed the impeachment of the Chairman, Osogbo South Local Council Development Area, Mr. Akeem Olaoye.

The decision of the Assembly followed the consideration of the petition against the purported impeachment of the council boss.

In his remark, the Speaker, Mr. Timothy Owoeye said according to Osun State Local Government Area Council Creation and Administration Law 2015, only the State Assembly has the constitutional right to remove chairman and elected principal officers in the local government.

The Speaker, advised the parliamentarians in Osogbo South LCDA to eschew politics of bitterness and stay away from impeachment.

He said the House would not accept any political actions that would disrupt the peace in the State.

Mr. Owoeye said Mr. Akeem Olaoye remain the Chairman of Oshogbo South LCDA until the Assembly looked into the allegations levied against him.

The council parliament had earlier on Tuesday impeached the Chairman for alleged misconduct.

Funmi Adekoya