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Barely a month after the presentation of the Ogun State 2022 Appropriation bill to the legislative arm by Governor Dapo Abiodun, the state house of assembly has passed the 2022 appropriation bill .
PLATFORM TIMES observed that the State House of Assembly on Wednesday, passed the N350,735 billion 2022 appropriation bill as presented by the state governor , Dapo Abiodun.
The assembly however adjusted some recurrent and or capital estimates of about 182 agencies.
The passage of the Bill was consequent upon the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation by its Chairman, Olakunle Sobunkanla, who thereafter moved the motion for its adoption, seconded by his Vice, Ganiyu Oyedeji and supported by the whole House through a unanimous voice vote.
The appropriation bill was later read and adopted clause-by-clause by the Committee of the House presided by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo at a the plenary held at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Oluomo said the assembly in the course of legislative process on the appropriation bill, carried out slight adjustments in the recurrent expenditures of about 144 agencies, just as the capital expenditures of 38 other agencies were equally adjusted.
According to him, the adjustments led to reduction in the total recurrent expenditure from the initial N172.997bn to N153.180bn resulting in N19.816bn decrease, while capital expenditure was increased from N177.737bn to N197.554bn giving an increment of N19.816bn .”
The motion for the third reading of the bill was moved by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff, seconded by Oludaisi Elemide and supported by the Whole House, while the Clerk who is also head of legislative service, Mr. ‘Deji Adeyemo did the third reading of the bill before the members.
in his response ,the Speaker directed that the clean copy of the bill be transmitted to the Governor for his assent.
He commended his colleague-lawmakers, management and staff of the assembly for their unrelenting efforts towards promoting good governance through the passage of people-oriented legislations.
In another development, a bill titled HB. No. 077/ OG/2021- Ogun State Board of Internal Revenue Law, 2021 has scaled first and second readings on the floor of the State House of Assembly.
The assembly however assured that when operational, it would aid efficiency, promote accountability and transparency as well as boost revenue generation in the State.
The bill seeks for “a law to provide for the Establishment of the Ogun State Board of Internal Revenue, Service and Administration; and collection of revenue due to the Government of the State and for matters related”.
The lawmakers who spoke during the debate on the second reading of the bill, noted that it was high time the State Revenue Board became autonomous to further strengthen its operations.
The Assemblymen spoke in unison after the motion for the second reading was moved by Majority Leader, Sheriff Yusuf, seconded by Isaac Adams and supported by the Whole House through a voice vote at a plenary presided over by the Speaker Oluomo.
