Kwara Assembly Passes Law To Stop Gov From Dissolving Elected Councils

Date: 2019-04-23

A Bill for a law to amend the Kwara State Lacal Government (Amendment) law no. 3 of 2006, has been passed by the State House of Assembly.

In the amended law, initiated by member representing Oke-Ogun Constituency, Barrister Kamal Fagbemi, it is now unconstitutional for the State Governor to unilaterally dissolve democratically elected Local Government Councils in the state.

Speaking after the passage of the amendment bill into law, the Deputy Speaker, Chief Mathew Okedare, who presided over the Tuesday's Sitting, directed the Clerk of the House, Hajia Halimat Jummai Kperogi, to prepare a clean copy for the Governor's assent, pointing out that the third tier of government was strategic to accelerated socio - economic transformation of the state.

Speaking during the consideration of the general principles of the amendment Bill, Barrister Fagbemi had while urging his colleagues to ensure the passage of the bill, said the amendment became imperative in view of the fact that the principal law was in consistent with the provision of the 1999 constitution.

The law maker, further averred that Section 7 of the 1999 constitution guarantees that Local Government shall be governed democratically, stressing that provision of section 18 of the State Local Government law no3 of 2006 was not in tandem with the provision of the nation's constitution. The legislator equally disclosed that the Supreme Court judgement in respect of dissolution of Local Government Councils by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, was illegal and unconstitutional, pointing out that the decision of the Supreme Court according to 1999 constitution, shall be enforced in any part of the federation by all authorities, persons and by Court of subordinate jurisdiction.

Members representing Essa/Shawo/Igboidun, Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajibe, Oloru Malete/Ipaiye, Edu, Ekiti, Share/Oke-Ode, Irepodun and Patigi Constituencies, Hons Hassan Oyeleke, Ahmed Ibn Mohammed, Adebayo Mohammed, Aliyu Ishiaku Adams,Felicia Ebun Owolabi, Jimoh Akanni Abdul Rahman, Mathew Babaoye and Shuaib Abdul Kadir had in their contributions,said the current arrangement making Local Government Councils appendage of the state governments was against the wish of the founding fathers,aiming to make Local Government administration, a third tier of government to fast track grassroot development in the country.

Abdul Rahman Sanni

Chief Press Secretary,

Kwara State House of Assembly

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Facemasks     Principal Private Secretary     Bature Bello     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Oja-Oba     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Joseph Daudu     Fatimoh Lawal     Saka Isau     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     COEASU     Trader Moni     Olabimpe Olani     George Innih     Idofin     Kwara Polytechnic     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Bello Oyedepo     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     KWACOBPA     General Hospital, Offa     Ahmad Lawan     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Read With Me     Bola Tinubu     Twitter     Ajikobi     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Bankole Omisore     Presidential Election     Kwara Liberation Group     Folaranmi Aro     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Ilorin Muslim Community     Saidu Isa     Kwarareports.com     Oni Adebayo     Tanke Road     Yemi Sanni     Noah Yusuf     Apaokagi     Yahaya Dumoye     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Yakub Lai Gobir     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Ibrahim Gambari     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Oba-Solagberu     National Broadcasting Commission     Binta Sulyman     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Amusement Park     08001000100     Eruku     Tunde Akanbi     Isiaka Alikinla     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Lola Olabayo     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Ekiti     Alikinla     TESCOM     Olam Food Ingredients     Naira Redesign     Owode Market     Budo-Egba    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olatomiwa Williams     Babaita     Kwara Poly     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Afolayan     Public Holiday     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Olusegun Adeniyi     Amule     Ariyo     Ope Saraki     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Musibau Akanji     Hassan Saliu     Ejidongari     Ilorin General Hospital     Femtech     Computer Based Test     A.O. Belgore     Pakata     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     CACOVID     Oyawoye     Olaosebikan     Lateef Alagbonsi     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Ajayi Okasanmi     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Kunbi Titiloye     AGM Professional Services     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     AbdulRahman Saad     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Simeon Ajibola     Hijaab     Okin Group     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Bolakale Saka     Makama Of Ilorin     Col. Adedipe     Ahmed     Aliyu Alhassan     Ramat Oganija     Niyi Ogundiran     Bond     SSUCOEN     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Amos Bajeh     Yusuf A. Usman     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Kumbi Titilope     Oba-Solagberu     Moremi High School     Hassan Taiye Salam     Oyin-Zubair     Offa Metropolitan Club     Abdullahi Atanda     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Ilorin Durbar     CCT     Olaiya Lawal     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Ilorin Central Mosque     Sabi     Muhammed Danjuma     University Road     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Ilota     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ojuekun     Doyin Agbamu