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Osun Assembly Passes LG Amendment And Independent Electoral Commission Bill Into Law

Osun Assembly Passes LG Amendment And Independent Electoral Commission Bill Into Law
  • PublishedJuly 28, 2022

The Osun State House of Assembly has passed Osun State Independent Electoral Commission bill 2022 and State of Osun Local Government Area Creation and Administration Amendment no 5 bill 2022 into law.

It was gathered that the duo bill was passed into law on Thursday, at the Plenary of the state House of Assembly Osogbo.

The Speaker of the Parliament Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye in his remarks described the two bills as good ones for better Osun state.

He backed the action of the State House of Assembly by Section 7 of Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

He said that the state local government administration has come back into presidential system of government.

According to him, “As from now on the state of Osun local government administration has moved back to presidential system of government”.

“The local government administration will be operating presidential system as other tier of government” he added.

The Speaker also noted that the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) would now have their law that will guide and regulate its conducts respectively.

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