The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his administration’s commitment to good governance, infrastructural development and people-centred policies.
Ogundoyin gave the commendation while delivering his remarks after the governor presented the 2027 budget estimates to the State House of Assembly, describing the Assembly as a committed partner in the state’s development through its legislative, budgetary and oversight responsibilities.
He said the 10th Assembly, since its inauguration in June 2023, had passed 41 bills into law, processed 146 committee reports and 184 motions, and adopted over 1,500 resolutions on issues affecting the welfare, security and development of residents.
The Speaker added that the House had sustained participatory lawmaking through 11 major public hearings and stakeholders’ engagements on legislative proposals and policy issues, including the Real Properties Protection Bill, Presumptive Tax Bill, Consumer Protection Agency Bill, Oyo State Roads Fund Bill and Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Bill.
He also highlighted the establishment of a Post-Legislative Scrutiny Unit in January 2025, describing the development as a major institutional achievement that made the Oyo Assembly the first State House of Assembly in Nigeria to establish a dedicated unit for post-legislative scrutiny.
According to him, the unit has scrutinised the Oyo State Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Law, 2019, and the Oyo State Security Network Agency Law, 2020, while its recommendations contributed to the progression of the Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Amendment Bill to second reading.
Ogundoyin further noted that the House had commenced another post-legislative scrutiny exercise on the Oyo State Sexual and Gender-Based Response Agency and Referral Law.
On security, he recalled that the Assembly organised a security summit involving relevant stakeholders to examine the security situation in the state and explore practical solutions.
Speaking on the 2027 budget, the Speaker described it as the final budget cycle of the Makinde administration, expressing the expectation that it would consolidate existing achievements, prioritise the completion of ongoing projects and address critical developmental needs across the state.
He assured that the Assembly would give the proposed estimates the necessary legislative attention and scrutiny in the interest of the people.
The Speaker also appealed to Governor Makinde to consider the welfare demands of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Oyo State Chapter.
The requests include an upward review of the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure to 100 per cent, regularisation of ad-hoc staff appointments and the release of a bus earlier approved for the association.
Ogundoyin said addressing the concerns would strengthen institutional capacity, improve productivity and sustain industrial harmony within the Legislative Arm.
Looking ahead to the 2027 general elections, the Speaker expressed confidence that residents would reward the Makinde administration’s performance by supporting candidates of the Allied Peoples Movement across the state.
He also expressed optimism that an APM victory in the governorship election would guarantee continuity in the implementation of the 2027 budget and ongoing development projects.
The Speaker further projected a greater national responsibility for Governor Makinde, expressing the hope that he would emerge as President of Nigeria in May 2027 and take his Reset Nigeria agenda to the national stage.
