The Osun State Assembly has passed the bills amending the Osun Local Government Area Creation and Osun Electoral Commission Laws following the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government financial autonomy.
The amended bills are: “Osun State Local Government Areas Creation and Administration Amendment No. 7 Bill 2024” and “Osun Independent Electoral Commission Amendment No. 1 Bill 2024”.
The assembly passed the bills after they were read for the third time during plenary in Osogbo on Tuesday.
Speaker of the House, Adewale Egbedun, said clean copies of the bills would be forwarded to Gov. Ademola Adeleke for assent.
Back in July, the Deputy Majority Leader, Adekunle Oladimeji, said the amendments were in line with the Nigerian Constitution and the Supreme Court judgment.
According to him, “Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), in line with Section 197 of the Nigerian Constitution is to conduct, organise and supervise all elections into local councils in the state, in accordance with the law”.
On his part, member representing Obokun State Constituency, Adewumi Adeyemi, disclosed that Section 8 of the Constitution empowers state assemblies to ensure, through enacted laws, that local government administrations exist, and their financing guaranteed.
