FeaturesOndo: Autonomy For Judiciary, Legislature As Akeredolu Signs 2022 Budget Into Law

Ondo: Autonomy For Judiciary, Legislature As Akeredolu Signs 2022 Budget Into Law

December 24, 2021

Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State — Rotimi Akeredolu

By Ayodele Oni

Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has assured that the autonomy granted to the Judiciary and Legislature in the state would be effective as from 1st January, 2022.

Governor Akeredolu had earlier in the year signed into law the autonomy for the judicial and legislative arm of government.

The Governor, who spoke in Akure on Friday, while signing the 2022 appropriation bill into law, also assured that the budget would be implemented to further deliver dividends of good governance to the people of the state.

The 2022 Budget, christened the Budget of Economic Re-engineering, has a total sum of N199.282 billion.

Mr Akeredolu pointed out that the main focus of the Budget is Human Capital Development and Infrastructural Re-engineering.

“The main focus of this Budget is Human Capital Development and Infrastructural Re-engineering.

“This will be achieved through Educational Advancement, Prioritization of fund allocation to ongoing projects, intensifying efforts on Independent Revenue Generation, leveraging Donor and Development Partners’ support in funding key intervention programmes, among others.”

While assuring that no ongoing project would be abandoned, Governor Akeredolu stated that the construction of a new High Court complex and the Customary Court of Appeal would also commence next year.

“The 2022 Budget was prepared on the basis of the inputs generated during our town hall meetings with various stakeholders across the State, putting into consideration the strategies necessary in achieving the new 8-point development agenda tagged “REDEEMED” of our administration.

“This agenda represents our focus through which our dreams and aspirations for the State shall be translated into feasible, tangible and life transforming projects and programmes in the 2022 fiscal year.”

The Governor called on the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to continue to co-operate and collaborate with one another for the development of the state.