2022 SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET SCALES SECOND READING IN OGUN ASSEMBLY
The 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Law of Ogun State has scaled through second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly, with lawmakers assuring that the supplementary bill was targeted at ensuring increased funding for new and ongoing infrastructural projects across the State.
The Supplementary budget, which was considered today during the plenary presided over by Speaker Olakunle Oluomo according to the Governor’s letter conveying the bill to the Assembly was “in view of certain exigencies of Government, to re-invigorate funding of some key projects especially in the infrastructure sector which require urgent attention to sustain the gains made so far”.
Opening debate on the second reading of the bill titled” H.B No. 079/OG/2022- Year 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Law”, shortly after a motion for the second reading was moved by the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Kunle Sobukanla and seconded by Kemi Oduwole, Sobukanla added that the budget virement would outsource for funds from other budget heads to capital expenditure.
Corroborating Sobukanla’s view, a member representing Ifo II State Constituency, Ganiyu Oyedeji, sought for the support of his colleague-lawmakers for the speedy passage of the bill, stating that the bill would bring about more projects that would cut across all sectors of the State economy.
Responding, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. commended the lawmakers for their contributions to the bill and thereafter charged the bill to the Committee on Finance and Appropriation for further legislative actions.
OGUN SPEAKER TASKS POLITICIANS ON ISSUE BASED CAMPAIGN, LAUDS COLLEAGUES ON SELF-FUNDED PROJECTS
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, has counseled candidates of the various political parties canvassing for votes from electorate, especially in the State to engage on issue based electioneering activities with a view to entrenching democracy in the nation.
He stated this shortly after congratulating the members of the ruling All Progressives Party in the State and at the federal levels for electing the flag bearers of their party at all levels at the primary election held last week.
The Speaker also commended his colleague-lawmakers for their selfless service to the people, saying that despite them not having access to constituency projects fund since their inauguration three years ago, they had all engaged in different self-funded projects for the benefit of their constituents alongside qualitative representation.
In another development, Speaker Oluomo has condemned the incessant cult clashes in Sagamu that had resulted in loss of lives and disruption of commercial activities in the affected areas and called on the security agencies to step up measures to checking the menace.
He gave the condemnation while responding to the submission of the Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Sagamu I State Constituency, Hon. Abdul Bashir Oladunjoye, who reported the rising spate of rival cult clashes under personal explanation during the plenary.
While commending the various security formations for their coordinating efforts at ensuring peace and tranquility in all parts of the State, the Speaker called for improved intelligence gathering by members of the public to aid the effective operations of the security personnel.
He urged politicians, community leaders and traditional rulers to desist from aiding and abetting cultists by securing bail or standing as sureties for anyone arrested by security operatives for cult-related offences, warning that such act often encouraged the perpetration of crimes and criminality in the society.
