The outgoing Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joshua Olagunju Ojo has said that people’s participation in politics should not stop after elections, as he admonished the electorate to hold political office holders and government appointees accountable to guarantee delivery of electioneering campaign promises.
Hon. Olagunju Ojo disclosed this in his farewell message during the House of Assembly’s Valedictory Sitting held on Friday, June 8, 2019 to mark the of the 8th assembly.
The Speaker, while speaking on the performance of the legislative functions of the House, noted that the 8th assembly has enacted laws that addressed challenges of security, Health, Education, environment among others in the state, stressing that about 87 bills were considered, while 70 of them have been passed into law.
Hon. Ojo emphasized that the successes recorded by the 8th assembly were the results of the doggedness and unity exhibited by the members to surmount challenges and hiccups that confronted the House.
“At this juncture, I want to admonish the electorate in Oyo State not to leave politics for political office holders alone. People’s participation in politics must and should not stop at the ballot boxes only but the electorate should hold political office holders and government appointees accountable for their deeds and actions.
“In the performance of our legislative functions, the 8th Assembly was able to consider 87 bills out of which 70 have been passed to law, while 17 are under processing. We are proactive and visionary in our actions hence, we were able to enact laws that addressed the challenges within the state in the aspect of security, health, education, environment, works and transport and housing and ecology.
“The journey was not all that smooth; there were some challenges and hiccups which were surmounted, thanks to the doggedness of and unity among the members. So much water has passed under the bridge but we thank God for we are still standing strong. During the course of our tenure, we lost two of our members to the great beyond, Hon, Gideon Aremu and Rt. Hon. Michael Adeyemo.”
Hon. Olagunju Ojo commended his colleagues, the management and staff of the House of Assembly for their support and cooperation so far. “The word of God says, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. This verse aptly describes the relationship within the members of the eighth assembly hence termed it ‘The House of Unity’.”
In their farewell messages, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Abdulwasi Musah, Chairman, Parliamentary Council, Hon. Olusegun Ajanaku, Hon. Olusegun Olaleye, Hon. Wunmi Oladeji and Hon. Joshua Oyebamiji commended the House functionaries, members and staff of the state’s parliament for the maturity, unity and cooperation exhibited for them to record the landmark achievements which will take a long time to surpass in the history of the state’s legislative arm of government.
The House Valedictory Sitting was attended by the newly appointed Head of Service, Mrs. Amidat Ololade Agboola, whose appointment was lauded by the House Minority Leader; Hon. Akeem Ige. He described her as an administrator per excellence.
Others in attendance included the representatives of the Commissioner of Police and NSCDC and top government functionaries.
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