The Ogun State Assembly on Friday passed a bill nullifying all
appointments, employment and financial agreements done by former
Governor Ibikunle Amosun between February 9 and May 28.
The passage of the bill entitled, “Nullification of
Irregularities (Amendment) Law, 2019,” at plenary followed the
suspension of the Assembly’s standing orders 45-48 to allow for the
consecutive second and third readings of the bill.
After the first reading of the bill on the floor of the Assembly
by the Deputy Clerk, Mr Deji Adeyemo, and extensive debate by
members of the Assembly during its second reading, the motion for
third reading was moved by Olusola Sonuga (APC- Ikenne) and
seconded by Olawale Alausa (APC – Ijebu Ode).
Opening debate on the bill, the Deputy Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo,
noted that the bill was an amendment to the one earlier passed by
the Assembly at the inception Amosun-led government to reverse all
irregularities.
Oluomo noted that the last minute appointments, upgrading and
employment by the last administration did not follow due process,
lacked merit and was lopsided.
He equally submitted that all transactions with any financial
institution done by the Amosun administration and not approved by
the House of Assembly should not be honoured by the current
government.
Other lawmakers who expressed support for Oluomo included
Akinpelu Aina, Adebowale Ojuri and Olusola Bankole.
After the third reading of the bill, the Speaker, Suraj
Adekunbi, directed that a clean copy of the bill be forwarded to
the new governor, Dapo Abiodun, for his assent.
The Assembly also passed a resolution urging the state
government to immediately dissolve all chairmen and members of
statutory boards and parastatals, having been paid their severance
allowance by the immediate past administration.
The lawmakers urged all the chairmen to hand over government
property in their custody to the most senior director/public
servant in their agency for continuous operation of government
activities.
The Assembly through a resolution equally suspended all
political functionaries in all Local Government Councils and Local
Council Development Areas in the State.
Consequently, it directed all political office holders to hand
over to the Head of Local Government Administration in their
respective councils and LCDAs.
The assembly enjoined the chairmen and house leaders to appear
before the Assembly on June 7 for investigation on allegations of
gross misconduct and misappropriation of public fund in petitions
earlier submitted against some of them.
The Assembly further unanimously passed another resolution
calling for the reversal and review of the upgrading of traditional
rulers done within the same period for holistic assessment by the
new administration.
The Speaker also announced the appointment of Sonuga as the new
Majority Leader of the House.
(NAN)
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