BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
The newly inaugurated Osun State House of Assembly has said it will collate and review all the bills passed into law and assented to by the immediate past parliament and executive administration in the state.
Delivering his inaugural address after he was sworn-in as the 8th Assembly Speaker of the state on Tuesday, the new Speaker, Adewale Egbedun said there were some obnoxious laws that were made after the July 16 governorship election in the state.
Egbedun, of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, noted that the Assembly would review the bills passed and assented to between August and November, 2022, stressing that the obnoxious provisions and clauses might not be in the best interest of the state.
He, therefore, directed the Clerk of the House to furnish him with all the affected bills for immediate action.
“I also use this opportunity to announce that our leadership will collate and review all last minute bills passed and assented by the outgoing administration.
“We have reports and records of many bills assented to laws which contain obnoxious provisions and clauses that may not be in the best interest of the state.
“I therefore direct the Clerk of the House to furnish my office with all bills passed and assented to between August and November 2022,” the new Speaker said.
Recall that the immediate past governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola, lost his reelection bid on July 16, 2022 after he was defeated by the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke of the PDP.
The immediate past Speaker, Timothy Owoeye, led the 7th Assembly and he belongs to the All Progressives Congress, the same political party with Oyetola.
