Ekiti State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that will enable local government political functionaries to perform their constitutional roles, while earning commensurate emoluments.
The bill was unanimously passed by all the members of the Assembly.
According to a statement by the Special Assistant (Media) to the House Speaker, Stephen Gbadamosi, members of the House were unanimous in their support for the passage of the bill “because it will make the local government political functionaries perform their constitutional duties as entrenched in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended”.
The Deputy Leader of the House, Hon. Alagbada Adeniran, moved the motion for discussion and approval of the bill.
Adeniran was seconded by Hon. Titilayo Owolabi-Akerele.
Members of the House, including the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Chief Olugboyegar Aribisogan; Ekundayo Akinleye; Sunday Akinniyi; Olatunji Akinyele; and the Chairman, House Committee on Health, Dr. Samuel Omotoso, all canvassed for a speedy passage of the bill, noting that Ekiti State was the only state that had elected representatives at the local government level and whatever would make political functionaries at the local level perform their functions should not be held with levity.
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kola Oluwawole, who presided over the plenary, said the importance of the bill could not be overemphasised.
Oluwawole added that the bill was structured in accordance with the guidelines of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission.
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