Osun Moves To Dump Oyetola’s Legacies; Assembly To Revisit Laws Passed By Predecessor

By Ayodele Oni

With the full take over of Osun State Executive and Legislature, by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), all is set to review and upturn some of the actions and policies of the immediate past Government of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Already, immediately he won at the Supreme Court, Governor Ademola Adeleke embarked on review of some of these policies with the change of the name ‘State of Osun’, to Osun State.

He was, however, immediately reminded by the immediate past House of Assembly that the name was backed by law and could not be altered by mere executive pronouncement.

With the inauguration of the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, some of the laws perceived not to be in tandem with the policy direction of the State Government stand expunged from the statute.

The new Speaker of the Eight Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has said the legislature would collate and review all the bills passed into law and assented to by the immediate past parliament and executive administration in the state.

In his inaugural address, Speaker Egbedun pointed out that there were some obnoxious laws that were made after the July 16 governorship election in the state.

Egbedun, of the ruling PDP stated that the Assembly would review the bills passed and assented to between August and November, 2022, stressing that the obnoxious provisions and clauses may not be in the best interest of the state.

Itemizing some of the legislative agenda, the 38-year-old speaker said the 8th assembly will focus on legislation for workers’welfare.

Other areas of focus according to Egbedun are legislation for infrastructural development, social sector health agenda and age legislation.

The speaker, who called on his fellow contestants to join hands with him in leading a truly new age house, also promised the only opposition member of the house of his due privileges.

“Legislature is what makes a difference between the military and democracy. We are the people’s representatives; this is the hallowed chamber of the people.

“Our job is made easy and our task is lessened because we have an Executive that is overwhelmingly pro-people and we will key into this template that is clearly acceptable and satisfactory to the people of Osun state. I charge us to join hands in the building of a new Osun state.”

He, therefore, directed the Clerk of the House to furnish him with all the affected bills for immediate action.

“I also use this opportunity to announce that our leadership will collate and review all last minute bills passed and assented by the outgoing administration.

“We have reports and records of many bills assented into laws which contain obnoxious provisions and clauses that may not be in the best interest of the state.

“I therefore direct the Clerk of the House to furnish my office with all bills passed and assented to between August and November 2022.”