Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has presented a budget estimate of N159,572,482,915.61 Billion Naira, christened “Budget of Sustainable Growth and Development” to the State House of Assembly for the 2024 fiscal year.
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Ekiti House of Assembly, has passed a supplementary appropriation bill of over N134 billion.
Ekiti House of Assembly says it has yet to transmit the confirmation of the 21 commissioner-nominees, who recently underwent screening by the legislature, to Gov. Biodun Oyebanji.
The immediate past Governor of the State, Dr Kayode Fayemi and the incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji made the call during a APC leaders and stakeholders annual Christmas get-together hosted by Dr Fayemi at his Isan- Ekiti country home on Monday.
The lawmakers are: Yemisi Ayokunle, Ajibade Raphael and Tope Ogunleye.
Olubunmi Adelugba has now been elected as the new speaker.
Aribisogun was elected at plenary on Tuesday.
Christened “Budget of Strong Beginning,” it has a total sum of N80,362,578,854.29 as recurrent expenditure and the sum of N34,062,085,464.93 as capital expenditure.
Bamisile said Nigeria, particularly Ekiti had again lost a calm, resourceful, vibrant, hardworking and experienced legislator.
The bills are: The Ekiti State Judiciary (Funds Management) Bill, 2021 and the Creation of Local Government Bill, 2021.
Taiwo Olatunbosun, Chairman of the Commission, disclosing details of the report to newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, said the audit had been concluded and that it was part of its efforts to put an end to irregularities.
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said he is not interested in a state assembly that is a rubber-stamp for the executive, but one where lawmakers engage constructively and freely air their opinions on governance-related issues.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Kola Oluwawole, and the Leader of Business, Hon. Tunji Akinyele, at plenary, recalled how the election of Governor Fayose on June 21, 2014 was acclaimed as free fair, credible and a model for the then coming presidential election in the country
Addressing the press on Friday, the Special Assistant to Governor Ayo Fayose, on Public Communications and new Media, Lere Olayinka, said the DSS should tell Nigerians “when Hon. Akanni committed those offences amounting to breach of security? Did Hon. Akanni plot coup or is he leading insurgents to warrant his detention without trial?”
Federal Government has an ulterior motive for holding a member of the Assembly, Hon. Afolabi Akanni, and keeping mute about what it knows about three others abducted by the Department of State Services on March 4
According to the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan, Jeje gave the breakdown of the approved budget as N42.1 billion for recurrent expenditure and N24.9 billion for capital expenditure
The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed a retired teacher, Olubunmi Olayinka, and three former legislators – Bisi…
“Noblesse oblige” says a French proverb; meaning, privilege entails responsibilities. It is what you strive to achieve as a legacy for the state with the power of incumbency, so-called, that will speak volume of your role as an honourable member. Note it, many have come and gone empty-handed and unceremoniously from the position which chance and right now put you today
At its maiden press conference in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, the lawmakers described the statement issued by Olatubosun as disappointing and embarrassing considering the fact that the APC spokesman was a former member of the Assembly and ought not to have done anything to dent its image
The governor, who described the purported impeachment notice posted online by the APC lawmakers as joke of the century, said: “The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly is Hon Dele Olugbemi and not Dr Adewale Omirin