Tag: Oyo Assembly
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Oyo House of Assembly suspends LG Chairman indefinitely
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended the Chairman of Saki East Local Government, Mr. Emmanuel Adedokun, over various allegations. The allegations, ranging from party misconduct, lack of religious tolerance, inappropriate funds allocation,
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Gunmen attack Ekiti LG secretariat few days after Oyo Assembly invasion
Few days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat, gunmen on Tuesday, stormed the Ilejemeje local government area secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic and chaos among workers. The attackers disrupted normal activities and forced employees to flee the premises for safety. The hoodlums who were said to have come…
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Irepo LG Chairman, Sulaimon Adeniran suspended by Oyo Assembly
The Chairman of Irepo Local government, Hon. SulaimonS Lateef Adeniran has been suspended by members of the Oyo State House of Assembly. The decision to have him suspended was taken during their plenary on Tuesday afternoon. The lawmakers took the decision during their plenary on Tuesday.
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Oyo Assembly reinstates 13 suspended council chairmen
Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday reinstated 13 local government and local council development area caretaker chairmen. They were initially suspended. The decision was taken after the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters read by its Chairman, Olusegun Popoola. It will be recalled that the Oyo State…
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BREAKING: Oyo Assembly suspends 13 LG chairmen indefinitely
The Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended 13 council caretaker chairmen in the state indefinitely. Their suspension was ascribed to their “non-compliance to the resolution of the House on submission of status of earthmoving equipment in their respective domains to the House as requested.” The affected councils are Akinyele East LCDA, Ido LG,…
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Oyo Assembly approves Makinde’s request to borrow N22.bn
Oyo State House of Assembly has granted the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to borrow N20billion to fix infrastructure in the state. The loan termed contractor financing loan facility is to be sourced from the First Bank of Nigeria PLC. The House also approved the request of the governor to access another N2.5billion Central Bank…
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Oyo Assembly rubbishes alleged impeachment plans against deputy gov
Members of the Oyo House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on Governor Seyi Makinde and his deputy, Rauf Olaniyan. This was despite the purported impeachment moves against the Deputy by loyalists of Makinde. The House also moved to rename the Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa after an Eruwa-born late industrialist and business mogul,…
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32-year-old emerges Oyo Assembly speaker
Thirty-two-year-old Adebo Ogundoyin, a member representing Ibarapa East, Monday emerged the Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker. Ogundoyin, a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, emerged unopposed and with the unanimous voice vote of the 32-member assembly. The lawmaker representing Ona Ara state constituency Akinola Adekunle Alabi was elected the deputy speaker. Oyo State…
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Oyo Assembly nullifies sack of council chair, vice
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday nullified the purported suspension of the Executive Chairman, Irepo Local Government Area, Mr Asifu Adediran-Sulaiman and his vice, Mrs Ojedele Victoria for breaching the law guiding the process. The Assembly which described the suspension process as inconclusive also noted that pending the time the House Committee on…
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A NEW TWIST IN THE TALE: Oyo Assembly chooses Minority Leader as new Speaker
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday chose a former Minority Leader of the House, Joshua Ojo, 67, as the new Speaker, to replace the late Michael Adeyemo, who died on April 27, 2018. The choice of Ojo, who is representing Orire State Constituency, was unanimous after an earlier political power play that threatened…