Oyo Assembly scores self high in legislative achievements 3 years after inauguration

By Richard Thomas, Ibadan

Oyo State House of Assembly has described its three years’ journey so far as eventful, impactful and outstanding.

A statement signed on behalf of all the 32 lawmakers by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon Kazeem Olayanju commended the 9th Assembly for the feats, adding that it’s worth the celebration.

The Assembly was inaugurated on the 10th of June, 2019 after which Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin emerged the Speaker.

According to Hon. Olayanju, the Assembly has recorded uncommon achievements which surpassed the records of past Assemblies in the state.

He said: “Today makes it three years since we took oath of office as Oyo State House of Assembly lawmakers. Ours has been a wonderful, dynamic, cohesive and result-driven team and this is why we have broken records as the Assembly with the highest number of bills and resolutions passed in the history of our dear state.

“As we speak we have over 86 bills and 148 resolutions to our credit. That’s surely not a mean feat. It is a collective effort and the glory is for everyone of us. Despite belonging to different political parties, we have been working harmoniously since our inauguration and the results are not only visible to the blinds, they are also audible to the deaf.”

Some of the bills passed in 2019 included Oyo State Investment Promotion Agency Bill, Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency Bill, Oyo State Open Rearing & Grazing Regulation Bill, Ministry of Finance Bill,
Ministry of Establishments & Training Bill, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development Bill, Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development Bill,
Ministry of Energy Bill, Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Inclusion Bill, Ministry of Special Duties Bill,
Ministry of Investment, Trade, Industries & Cooperatives Bill amongst others.

He also highlighted few of the bills passed by the House in 2020 to include Ministry of Information, Culture and  Tourism Bill, Dogs (Amendment) Bill, Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Bill, Child Sexual Offences Bill, Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency Bill, Oyo State Appropriation Bill, Oyo State Finance Bill, Ibarapa Polytechnic Eruwa Amendment Bill, College of Education Lanlate, Oyo State Amendment Bill and Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill