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.

Lotus Bank     Atiku Abubakar     Abubakar Baba     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Omupo     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Owu Fall     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Guber Aspirant     Alaaya     Kwara State Television     Salami Adekunle     Olatunde Olukoya     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Babatunde Idiagbon     Barakat Community Secondary School     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Binta Sulyman     CACOVID Palliatives     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Marafan Shonga     Lanre Olosunde     Ibrahim Mashood     Dauda Adesola     Playing Host     Yahaya Muhammad     Segun Olawoyin     Elewu     Segun Adeniyi     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     YAKOOYO     COVID     Akeem Olatunji     Kayode Issa     Kwara Poly     KWATMA     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Saka Aleshinloye     Gobirawa     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Jimoh Bashir     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     March 18     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Harmony Holdings     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Siraj Oyewale     Towoju     Patience Jonathan     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Trader Moni     Dumagi     Muhammed Aliyu     Assayomo     Yusuf Mubarak     Sunday Popo-Ola     Minister     Convocation Ceremonies     Ndakene     Oja-Oba     V.O. Abioye     Babata     Plat Technologies     Maryam Nurudeen     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Wole Oke     Olabode George Towoju     Forgo Battery     Ajia-Bako     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Modibbo Kawu     Funke Adedoyin     Village Alive Development Association     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Abdullahi Atanda     Basit Olatunji     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Afeyin-Olukuta     Bashiru Makama     Iqra Books     Ndama Al-hassan     Bola Olukoju     Yakub Ali-Agan     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Bank Of Industry     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Halimat Yusuf     Mohammed Yisa     Toyosi Thomas     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Christopher Ayeni     Oloje     Rashidi Yekini     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Tayo Awodiji     ASMAU PLAZA     IESA     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Olatunde Olukoya     CCT     Iyiola Oyedepo     Galland Marcias     Abubakar B.M     Ajidagba     Ishaq Oloyede     Afetu Of Alabe     VADA     Kunle Suleiman     New Model Police Station     Tope Daramola     High Court     Saad Belgore     Quran     CT Ayeni     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Tsaragi/Share     Muazam Nayaya     Imam Gambari     Maigida Soludero Transit     Kayode Ogunlowo     Ijakadi     Tafida Of Ilorin     Folorunsho Alao     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Jimba Babatunde     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Moses Rahman Popoola     Awili Pedro     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Oluwole Dupe     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Mansur Alfanla     Quareeb Islamic Association     Danhawa     Muritala Awodun     Peter Amogbonjaye     Yetunde Balogun     Kwara 2015     Col. Taiwo     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Ogbondoroko     Computer Based Test