The Ondo State House of Assembly has dissolved the 18 Local Government Caretaker Committee Chairmen in the state.
The dissolution came into effect on Thursday at the plenary of members of the Assembly in Akure.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the lawmakers had, on April 18, granted another six-month tenure extension to the 18 caretaker committees.
The Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Oluwasegun Ajimotokin, representing Irele State Constituency, moved the motion for the dissolution of the caretaker committees.
Ajimotokin noted that the tenure of the caretaker chairmen had earlier been elongated for six months, which lapsed on October 17.
He said that since the issue had been extensively debated and resolved at the parliamentary meeting of the members, the House decided that the 18 local government caretaker committees be dissolved.
“The House at its parliamentary meeting has adequately debated the tenure of local government chairmen and resolved that they be dissolved.
“I hereby move a motion for the dissolution of the committees across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State with immediate effect,” he said.
His motion was seconded by the Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Jamiu Maito, representing Akoko South-West Constituency 1.
The Speaker of the House, Mr. Bamidele Oleyelogun, subjected the position of the House into a voice vote and it was unanimously agreed that the 18 caretaker committees should be dissolved.
Following the dissolution, Oleyelogun directed the caretaker committees to hand over the management of the local governments to the Directors of Local Government Administration with immediate effect.
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Ondo Assembly dissolves LG caretaker committees for the second time
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Ondo Assembly dissolves 18 LG Caretakers Committees
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday dissolved the caretaker committees in the 18 local government areas of the state.
The House Speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun, announced the dissolution on Tuesday at a plenary, following the expiration of additional six months tenure of the caretaker committees.
Recall that the assembly had earlier approved an elongation of tenure to councils from Oct.4, 2017 to April 3, which apparently ends on Tuesday.
Oloyelogun asked the caretaker chairmen to handover to the Directors of Local Government Administration in their respective council areas.
Also, the House unanimous expressed its displeasure over the continued closure of the state owned university, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko for over four months.
The House Majority Leader, Olusegun Araoyinbo, who moved the motion and seconded by Mr Deji Iroju, said that the university Vice-Chancellor, the Governing Council chairman be summoned to explain reasons for the closure.
The speaker said that he was worried over long period of staying at home by students of the university.
According to him, if not quickly addressed, it can affect the standard of education which the state has been maintaining over the years.
Oloyelogun said that Ondo remains one of the states with high level of education standard in the country, adding we will continue with the legacy.
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Akeredolu sends 18 names to Ondo Assembly for confirmation as commissioners
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State has sent a list of nominees for commissioners to the State House of Assembly for confirmation.
The nominees were drawn from the 18 Local Government Area of the State, which after being confirmed by the Assembly will become members of his cabinet.
The Governor in a letter to the Speaker of the House, Bamidele Oleyelogun said the list is in accordance with section 192 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The names are : Hon Toafiq Abdulsalam (Akoko North-East) Rasheed Badmus (Akoko North-West) Prince Solagbade Amodeni (Akoko South-East) Otunba Adegboyega Adefarati (Akoko South-West) Saka Yusuf Ogunleye (Akure North) Mrs. Omowumi Olatunji-Edet (Akure South)
Others are Ojogo Donald (Ese-Odo) Yemi Olowolabi (Idanre) Dr. Wahab Adegbenro (Ifedore) Funso Esan (Ilaje) Wale Akinterinwa (Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo) Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan (Irele) Alhaji Olurimisi Ismaila (Odigbo) Femi Agagu (Okitipupa) Prof. Bayonle Ademodi (Ondo East) Lola Fagbemi (Ondo West) Otunba Timilehin Adelegbe (Ose) Kola Olawoye Esq (Owo).
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Ondo assembly passes N170.8bn 2017 budget
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday passed the N170.8 billion 2017 appropriation bill.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Sunday Olajide presented the report of the committee to the House at plenary.
Olajide said that the bill had undergone proper scrutiny by members while public sittings were held for all Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
He also said the assembly refrained from granting indiscriminate requests by MDAs because of paucity of funds.
He noted that the committee only redistributed funds to some critical areas, with a marginal increase of N1.12 billion recorded.
“Hence, the overall budgetary provision will now be N170, 846, 580, 000,” he said.
Olajide highlighted the observation of the committee that the 2017 expenditure was carefully projected and set at sustainable level with due consideration for the present economic realities.
He said the committee, however, recommended that all MDAs should, ensure that the provisions in the budget were applied to the needs stated therein while the Board of Internal Revenue should make efforts to block all identified leakages.
The state government, he added, should take all the steps necessary to propel all income generating MDAs to embark on internally generated revenue drive in line with extant laws with a view to attaining their revenue target.
The Speaker of the House, David Oleyelogun, thanked all members of the committee for their efforts.
He also commended other members of the House for their cooperation and diligence while working on the appropriation bill.
NAN reports that the budget increased by N1.12 billion when compared with the N169,720,580 billion earlier presented by Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu on June 5.
The budget put the recurrent expenditure at N95.15 billion, capital expenditure at N59.18 billion, debt service at N8.12 billion and statutory transfer at N8.37 billion.
NAN also reports that the House had unanimously approved the budget after members deliberated on the report of the committee. (NAN)
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IG orders indefinite closure of Ondo Assembly over leadership crisis
The Acting Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Malachi Coker on Monday said the police had sealed the Assembly over its leadership crisis.
Coker told newsmen in Akure that the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, ordered indefinite closure of the Assembly.
The Assembly, had on Friday, Jan. 27, impeached the Speaker, Ms Jumoke Akindele, and other principal officers over allegation of N15 million fraud.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the sum of N15 million was allegedly found on the Assembly’s Pay Master, Mr Makanjuola Adesina, who told the lawmakers that it was withdrawn on the instruction of the Speaker for a project which he failed to disclose.
Coker said the Assembly had adjourned sitting indefinitely following the police action.
“For now, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has directed that the Assembly should be locked.
“On Friday, Feb, 3, the police brought a warrant that the Assembly should be locked indefinitely and that was after the House had adjourned its sitting at a plenary held on Thursday, Feb. 2.
“We hope the police will not be bias in their actions by allowing the impeached Speaker’s faction to have access into the Assembly,’’ he said.
On the impeachment of the Speaker and other principal officers, Coker said that 20 out of the 26 members of the Assembly signed the impeachment notice.
“For clarification, it takes 18 members to sign the impeachment notice, while 10 members can sit in the Assembly to pronounce it and this time around 20 members signed the impeachment notice.
“About seven members backed out after they had signed the impeachment notice following pressure from the power that be.
“We all plan the impeachment together, but as human beings, some claimed they were not in the Assembly when the impeachment was to be carried out,’’ the acting speaker said.
He appealed to members of the Assembly to come together and work for the interest of the state and not for individual’s interest or pecuniary gains.