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OGHA Speaker Rejects Impeachment

By Web News 379

By Olusegun Folarin

More than 72 hours after the announcement of his impeachment, the embattled Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Olakunle Oluomo has described the development as a joke, insisting that he remained the Speaker. 

Mr Oluomo who maintained that the procedure did not follow due process said a committee ought to have been constituted to investigate the allegations and ensure fair hearing.

He disclosed that, he had approached the Ogun State High Court to challenge the procedure of the purported impeachment. 

Addressing journalists at his official residence in Abeokuta, Mr Oluomo who allegedly accused the aggrieved lawmakers of terrorizing him at the House since the commencement of his second term in office, maintained that the allegations of financial misappropriation against him were baseless. 

The embattled Speaker pointed out that he had to break his silence over what he termed “the drama staged by the lawmakers” because the expected intervention by Governor Dapo Abiodun and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state did not yield any good result. 

Mr Oluomo was impeached on Tuesday by 18 out of the 26 members of the House of Assembly while his long – standing opponent in the contest for Speakership, a lawmaker representing Odeda state constituency, Mr Oludaisi Elemide was sworn in as his replacement.

The 18 lawmakers had accused Mr Oluomo of offences ranging from gross misconduct to high handedness, poor leadership style and lack of transparency among others.

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OGHA Passes 2022 Appropriation Bill into Law

By Web News 789

Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, has passed the 2022 budget proposal of 350.7 billion naira submitted to it by Governor Dapo Abiodun, barely a month ago.

The passage of the 2022 Appropriation Bill was sequel to the submission of the report of the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Kunle Sobukola and supported by the Whole House.

The Assembly in the course of the legislative process on the appropriation bill, carried out slight adjustments in the recurrent expenditures of about 144 agencies, just as the capital expenditures of 38 other agencies were equally adjusted. 

The adjustments led to a reduction in the total recurrent expenditure from the initial 172.9 billion naira to 153 billion naira resulting in a 19.8 billion naira decrease, while capital expenditure was increased from 177.7 billion naira to 197.5 billion naira giving an increment of 19.8 billion naira.

In a remark, the OGHA Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo directed that the clean copy of the bill be transmitted to Governor Abiodun for his assent.

Mr Oluomo commended other lawmakers, for their unrelenting efforts towards promoting good governance through the passage of people-oriented legislation.

In another development, the Ogun State Board of Internal Revenue Law, 2021 has scaled first and second readings.

Oluwatoyin Adegoke 

Religion

Ogun Assembly Passes 2021 Appropriation Bill

By Web News 661

The Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, has passed the Ogun State Appropriation Bill 2021 of 338.6 billion naira with slight adjustments in the recurrent and capital expenditures.

The unanimous passage of the bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation chaired by Mr Olakunle Sobunkanla, who later moved the motion for its adoption, and supported by the whole House through a voice vote.

The adjustment affected the total recurrent estimate which moved from 141.7billion naira to 146.5billion naira giving over 4.779billion naira difference, while capital expenditure was reduced from 176.6 billion naira to 171.898 billion naira, giving a total reduction of over 4.779billion naira.

On revenue side, the new revenue projection now put at 121.8 billion naira as against the initial 119billion naira, giving a difference of over 2.6billion naira, just as capital receipt was also slashed from the initial 142billion naira to 139.5billion naira resulting in a 2.6 billion naira decrease.  

Responding, OGHA Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo directed that the clean copy of the bill be sent to the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for his assent.

Oluwatoyin Adegoke

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OGHA Frowns At Killing Of Ogun Residents By NCS Officers

By Web News 651

Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, have again expressed displeasure over the gruesome killings of innocent residents by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in the border communities of the state. 

The lawmakers including, Mr Adegoke Adeyanju and Mrs Bolanle Ajayi who spoke under personal explanation during plenary In Abeokuta explained that the incessant attack had left the people of the state in fear. 

They called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to as a matter of urgency look into the activities of the men of the NCS especially in the Ogun West Senatorial District of the state. 

In a remark, the OGHA Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo also appealed to all members of the National Assembly from Ogun State as well as representatives of the state in the National Executive Council to collectively rescue residents from the over-zealousness of the customs officers.

Oluwatoyin Adegoke