The Ogun State House of Assembly has approved the request of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, OGSIEC, for revised election guidelines in line with the provisions of sections 3(i)(i) and 5 of the Ogun State Regulations Approval Law 2020.
The approval followed the presentation of the report by Deputy Speaker Bolanle Ajayi, in respect of the request of the commission, at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Tuesday.
Deputy Whip Tella Babatunde moved the motion for its adoption, seconded by Damilare Bello, and unanimously supported by all the other lawmakers through a voice vote.
Consequently, Majority Leader Yusuf Sheriff later moved the motion converting the committee’s recommendations to a House resolution, which was seconded by Lukmon Adeleye, the Minority Leader, and supported by the whole house through a unanimous voice vote.
Earlier, the speaker acknowledged and read a letter from the chairman of the OGSIEC, Babatunde Osibodu, requesting the assembly’s approval for the revised guidelines in line with the Ogun State Regulations Approval Law 2020.
In another development, the speaker acknowledged the receipt of correspondence from Governor Dapo Abiodun, proposing a bill for a law to improve electricity generation, transmission and distribution within Ogun State; establish an electricity marker and key power sector bodies; enforce consumer rights and obligations; and for other connected purposes.
The letter partly reads: “I am pleased to forward the above-captioned bill, through your good self, to the House of Assembly for due consideration and passage into law.
“The bill, which was approved at the Executive Council Meeting held on the 1st of August 2024, is necessitated by the passage of the Electricity Act 2023, which empowers states to provide a comprehensive legal and institutional framework for the power sector in the areas of generation, transmission, distribution, trading and enforcement of consumer rights and obligations, amongst others.”