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Former chairperson of National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Mrs. Folake Adeniji on November 19, 2022 turned 50 and hosted her families, friends and colleagues in grand style at the Government House, Valley View, Igbein, Abeokuta.
Aside from treating her guests to assorted meals, she had her newly established musical band titillating them. Another spectacular thing about her golden age bash was that almost all her guests spotted branded polo shirts with her name and the name of the wearer inscribed on each.
It was quite rejuvenating as many of them wore prescribed jeans pants and these special tops that made many of them in her age group or older looking years younger. The old men were looking boys and finer and the women looked girlish and seemed set for taking, capable of mingling from all angles.
A few songs dished out by the promising band took some in the audience down memory lane; days when the mamas and papas in attendance were gals and boys, and many of them responded with admirable dance steps.
The event was really not all about foods and music or dance alone as this “hardworking woman, Folake also used the occasion to unveil her new foundation with which she solicited funds for the needy such as the aged, old and fragile, the indigent students etcetera.
Many in the audience spoke glowingly about her drive and passion towards improvement of mankind and also impact the lives of the needy.
The event was graced by people from far and near. In the audience were her colleagues from the pen pushing profession – Journalism, Christendom
The Chairman of Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board (OGAMB), Balogun Nurudeen Olaleye has called on the State Mission Birth Attendants (MBA)and other stakeholders in the sub-sector of health system to ensure best practices in maternal child care delivery so as to meet up with the annual targets for the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in the State.
In a Press release signed by Dolapo Jinad, the Press Officer of the board and made available to us Chief Balogun Olaleye disclosed this at the opening programme of year 2022 annual refresher course for the Mission Birth Attendants in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital.
The raining programme was organized by the National Mission Birth Attendants and Health Workers Associon with the aim of ensuring wellbeing of pregnant women during their delivery.
He commended the Association for the laudable training programme, saying it would promote overall well-being of women at the stage of pregnancy and children below the age of 5 among others in no small measure.
He further emphasized the importance of comprehensive healthcare which included various sectors such as nutritional Services, medical care during the pregnancy and post pregnancy period.
The Board Chairman noted that increasing rate of maternal mortality was preventable only if all hands could be on deck at the same, adding that it has become a global trend being passed from one generation to another promted the Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration to establish Ogun State Alternate Medice Board, so as to regulate and coordinate activities of the practitioners in the State to complement government’s efforts.
Earlier in her welcome address, the National President, Mission Birth Attendant, Reverend, Dr. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Quodri, appreciated the effort of the present administration in the State and the Chairman OGAMB for, according to him liberating the sub-sector in the last one year with a lot of transformational changes which had took place, and had made it imperative to continue to train and retrain in line with the OGAMB directive.
One of the participants, Mrs. Aderibigbe Salako, commended the leadership of the State Alternate Medicine Board, for coming down to everybody level and to redevelop them in line with modern day practices, assuring the state government of their continuous support.
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has increased the quarterly payment of outstanding gratuities from N500million to N600million, for both the Local and State Pensioners, making a total of N3.6BN paid since March, 2021.
The increment was in fulfilment of the promise made by the Governor to hike the gratuity, to cater for the welfare and wellbeing of the senior citizens who served the State diligently.
Speaking during the disbursement of the gratuity at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Local Government Pensions, Mrs. Olubukola Adeniregun stated that the present administration realised the enormous needs of the senior citizens.
Adeniregun pointed out that the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led government had from the 1st-3rd quarter 2022 a total number of 237 Local Government Pensioners had benefited from the quarterly disbursement of gratuity.
On her part the Director, Contributory Pension in the Bureau of State Pensions, Mrs. Mojisola Okpandu disclosed that the government had released funds for payment to those scheduled for July, 2014 and part of Basic, Rents and Transports (BRT) for December, 2012.
Mrs. Okpandu stated that the present administration would continue to honour and respect senior citizens by paying their entitlements as promised, appreciating the Governor Abiodun for his fulfilment.
She urged the pensioners that have yet to receive theirs to be patient with the administration as it would soon get to their turn.
In their separate remarks, the Chairmen, Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria (LOGPAN) and Association of Retired Primary School Teachers Ogun State (ARPSTOS), Pastor Benedict Ademoye and Mr. Zacheaus Adekoya respectively, commended the Governor for the step, pleading that the State government should ensure the continuous and steady disbursement of gratuity.
Some of the beneficiaries praised the Governor for increasing the gratuity to N600million and the payment of the monthly pensions as and when due, while appealing to him to continue his good work
As the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, gears up for campaign activities, the ALGON President, Hon. Kolade Alabi-led Local Governments Directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council earlier today in Abuja inaugurated members of the directorate.
Inaugurated members of the Directorate included the Council Chairman of Somolu Local Government, Hon. Abdul Hamed Salawu (Dullar); the immediate past Council Chairman of Bariga LCDA, Hon. Sulaimon Omoyele (Oris) and others.
The Director of the Local Governments Directorate, Hon. Kolade Alabi has vowed to take the campaign of all the candidates of the ruling party to all the nooks and crannies of Nigerian including the grassroots.
Membership of the directorate, included amongst others: the National President of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and Council Chairman of Bariga LCDA, Hon. Kolade Alabi, and the Nigeria Local Government experts as well as veterans like: Hon. Abdul Hamed Salawu, Somolu LG Chairma; Hon. Segun David Odumbaku, Ojodu LCDA Chairman; Hon. Sulaimon Omoyele Oris, Former Council Chairman of Bariga LCDA and former Chairman of Conference57 Chairmen, and many others across Nigerian states and local governments.
Speaking after the inauguration, Chairman of Somolu Local Government, Hon. Abdul Hamed Salawu told newsmen that they were hitting the ground running for the campaign to ensure massive and historical victory for the Presidential Candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator Kashim Shetima, all governorship, senatorial, house of representatives and state assemblies candidates.
He added that he was very sure that the forthcoming elections would earn the All Progressives Congress party more states and legislators nationwide, because according to him more Nigerians were willing to deliver a resounding victory to usher in the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government into Nigeria in 2023.
The leadership of Remo Growth and Development Foundation (RemoGDF), the entire sons and daughters and friends of the land are set to roll out the drums to celebrate the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of the land, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Babatunde Adewale Ajayi as he marks his 5th coronation on the throne of his Ancestors, and on the occasion of his 60th Birthday.
Speaking at the Press Conference held at the palace of Akarigbo, Ita Oba, Sagamu on Friday to herald the 7-day anniversary, Aare Dr. Kola Oyefeso, Co-Chairman of RemoGDF said that they were proud to celebrate the royal father whose reign, according to him has been dotted by immeasurable resourceful and visionary leadership he has given to Remo since his ascension to the throne of his ancestors
Aare Oyefeso who gave a little dive into the Origin of Remo land said they were proud, for the records that Remo people have their root at Iremo Quarters, Ile Ife, and the landscape that is known as Remo-Land today because of its vantage location, is indeed the gateway between Lagos-the commercial nucleus of Nigeria and the rest of the country.
The RemoGDf Chairman used the occasion to call on all sons and daughters of Remoland to come and join hands with them as the felicitate their royal father who he described as beacon of light and one with uncommon leadership bestowment.
Aare Oyefeso, in his words, “As we thank God and celebrate these milestones, we are urging all Remonians home and abroad and our associates to come and be part of this epoch making celebrations, and particularly to rise to the occasion of being part of the success story of Remo-Land with their God given wherewithal, as we subtly remind us that we all owe our maker a nonnegotiable responsibility of making our environment better than we met it” the Aare added.
In his own contribution, Asiwaju Solomon Kayode Onafowokan, Chairman of Africa’s biggest Cable industry, Coleman Cables and Wires who is also a trustee of Remo Growth and Development Foundation encouraged the young people of Remo land to work hard in order to build a future for themselves.
Onafowokan stated that, from the moment of his accession to the throne, his cerebral attainments as a foremost Accountant and Administrator, and with the veracity that he was on a mission to serve and develop Remoland
He opined that before one could become an entrepreneur, one needed to undergo training and gain experience, but expressed dismay that young people these days were not ready. “You need to work hard, to become successful”, he stressed.
Otunba Seni Adetu, whose directorate is charged with the celebration of the royal father placed emphasis on the Akarigbo’s mission and achievements in the last 5 years which was primarily to build unity among the different communities in Remo land, adding that it was his visionary leadership that gave birth to Remo Growth and Development Foundation (RemoGDF).
Adetu thanked the Akarigbo on the grounds that over the space of five years, his leadership has been characterized by high rate of industrialization and positive business development.
He said the royal father was being felicitated as result of his foresights which has engendered and created a society where businesses thrive, companies get established, and people survive without depending solely on neither the government nor family members.
“Our father’s transformational leadership and achievements alone call for celebration, which is why the days scheduled for the event should be attended by all Remonians both home and Diaspora”, Adetu explained.
The 7-day events will run from December 2 to 11, 2023. Activities lined up for the event include; a Commemorative Jumat service, athletic events, private birthday celebration at the palace, Carnivals, golf tournament and the coronation anniversary as the grand finale with King Sunny Ade on the band stand.
A video documentary was presented to showcase the industrialization of Remo land and attract more investors for the growth and development of the land.
RGDF stands as a great part and pioneer of this initiative, and they stand essentially to ensure the success of the big event, and primarily see to the development of Remo land as a whole.
A retired official of the Nigerian Customs Service and princess from both the Koyelu and Anoko Ruling Houses of the Akarigbo Royal Chieftaincy, Sagamu, Princess (Mrs.) Beatrice Mojisola Abijo will be celebrating her eightieth birthday in far away United States of America.
The special A-class event being put together by her children to honour this virtuous wife and quintessential mother, according to an invite sent out by her family holds today Saturday, November 19,2022 at the Indopak Banquet Hall, Arlington, Texas, United States of America.
Born into the prestigious Adetu family in Sagamu, Mojisola’s father was a former employee of the multinational business conglomerate, UAC, while the mother was a teacher who later became a successful trader and businesswoman.
Mrs. Beatrice Abijo is married to late Engr. Hakeeb Olasupo Abijo, popularly referrred to as Arab Akins also from Sagamu, and the marriage is blessed with five successful children, among whom are two doctors, including the US-based, Dr. Ariyo Olajuwon Abijo, a member of the foremost traditional age-grade group in Remoland, Egbe Degbuyi Remo.
The event which is surprisingly put together by the celebrant’s children will have in attendance, the creme-de-la-creme of the society, both from Nigeria and in the United States.
Mrs. Mojisola, earlier in an interview with the press expressed gratitude to God, and highly appreciative of the good gesture of her children, who had gone this far to celebrate her. According to her, she had loved to have a quiet and modest celebration with her children, and immediate family, but the children however had another surprise plan for her.
“I feel so happy and blessed to celebrate my new life at Eighty. I thank God and my family for being by my side through this journey. Life is empty without God and service to humanity, through genuine love. Love is everything,” said the celebrant.
As Princess (Mrs.) Beatrice Mojisola Abijo, popularly known as Mama Custom, attains the octogenarian status, here is wishing her a very happy birthday, and God’s grace for a more robust and healthy living in her old age.
Towards ensuring peaceful conduct of the 2023 general election in th country, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has called on the police authority to engage politicians in the country on the need to play by the rules.
Abiodun who made this call at the Cinema Hall of the June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta, venue of a conference for senior police officers in the state, with the theme, “Creating the Enabling Environment for a Free, Fair and Credible 2023 General Elections in Ogun State”, equally emphasized that politicians needed to desist from hate speeches capable of heating up the political temperature of the state.
The governor, however, vowed that his administration would deal ruthlessly with any act of thuggery capable of causing insecurity in the state.
He disclosed that he had instructed the police in the state and the Department of State Security (DSS) to be on top of the situation.
“As we approach the 2023 general elections, let me enjoin the police authority in the state to continue to engage politicians on the need to play by the rules, politicians must be warned to desist from hate speeches capable of heating up the polity.
“We will deal ruthlessly with any act of thuggery, I have Instructed the Commissioner of Police and the State Director of Security to be on top of the situation. Our state will not be known for thuggery, cultism and all these types of vices,” he said.
While calling on senior officers to come up with modalities and strategies to nip all forms of evil activities in the bud, noted that youths must be admonished on the need to avoid being used as political thugs.
On the recent fire incident by suspected hoodlums at the Abeokuta South office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Abiodun said that he had mandated the Commissioner of Police to ensure that all those responsible for the incident were arrested and brought to book.
“Only recently, some unscrupulous and frustrated elements attacked the Abeokuta South office of the Independent National Electoral Commission located at Iyana-Mortuary and they razed down the building.
“When we look at that incident, the first question you ask yourself is why did they do that? What was in that INEC office that made them raze that building down? What do they stand to benefit from doing that? It wasn’t as if elections have been conducted and results were being collated and they wanted to frustrate the conclusion of that process.
“Obviously, some persons are trying to create an impression that their would be a threat to the peaceful conduct of the elections in the state.
“I have mandated the Commissioner of police to ensure that all those that are responsible, no matter how small or how big, are arrested and brought to book. We must use this to send a very strong signal that we are going to be intolerant to this kind of act in the next few months,” the governor declared.
Abiodun further charged the senior police officers to use the conference as an opportunity to come up with ways, means and strategy of avoiding violence as the 2023 general elections approached
Earlier in his welcome address, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, while noting that the police were ready to conduct a free and credible election, said that the police would safeguard all venues of political rallies until the end of the election.
Bankole who also advised all political parties to abide with the Electoral Acts, disclosed that a campaign/ rally monitoring team has been formed to monitor campaigns and rallies across the state.
The police boss while warning that hate speeches from any group would not be allowed anywhere across the state, called on parents, guardians and the traditional institution to call to order their children, wards and subjects.
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has presented the 2023 budget proposal of N472.26billion before the State House Assembly, with the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure taking a lion share of N129,371,366,122.38bn, indicating 27% of the total budget.
Abiodun, while presenting the appropriation bill at the chamber of the OGHA, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, on Thursday said the 2023 fiscal proposal was christened ‘Budget of Continued Development and Prosperity’ as it would take his administration’s “Building Our Future Together” agenda from the current phase into another one.
The governor noted that his administration would continue to accord priority attention to the completion of ongoing projects, especially those with revenue potentials; that can enhance employment generation; projects that are consistent with priorities articulated in the State Economic Development Plan and Strategy 2021-2025 as well as projects that aligned with the seven thematic areas contained in the Medium-Term National Development Plan 2021-2025.
He disclosed that the 2023 budget conception came with obvious economic challenges, hence, the preparation was done conscious of a very challenging world economy weakened by the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, high inflation, high crude oil prices resulting in huge cost of PMS Subsidy, continued crude oil theft and negative spill-over effects of the Russia-Ukraine war on food and dwindling federal revenues.
While declaring that the principal objective of his government in 2023 would be to maintain and enlarge the state economic base by being strategic towards harnessing economic opportunities in the outer years of the current administration, Abiodun said a total of N201.84b was proposed recurrent expenditure, while a sum of N270.41b was set aside as capital expenditure.
Breaking down the budget, he said that a sum of N129,371,366,122.38b has been earmarked for works and infrastructure in 2023 which is the 27% of the entire budget.
He attributed the largest share in the budget to works and infrastructure as his administration had planned to implement schemes for power generation to improve and guarantee electricity supply to major cities, business clusters and estates; development of a dry port at Kajola to leverage on the existing rail network; rehabilitation, reconstruction and maintenance of roads across the state; completion of the Agro-Cargo Airport; procurement and installation of transformers state-wide; construction of pilot rural Road of 13.1km at Alapako-Oni and Mosa Junction; improvement and upgrading of other rural roads among other infrastructural projects.
According to the governor, personnel cost; social contribution and social benefits; public debt charge and overhead cost would gulp N79.47b, N21.12b, N39.90b and N61.35b, respectively in the 2023 budget.
On the finance of the proposed budget, Abiodun said that the state was expected to generate an estimated revenue of N90b internally through the OGIRS, N120.25b from other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) totalling N210.25b.
Noting that the state would achieve an IGR to GDP ratio of 3.7 per cent, he added that the state expected to receive a sum of N92b from the statutory allocation from the Federal Government, while N128.37b was being expected as capital receipts comprising of internal and external loans as well as grants and aids in 2023.
“The 2023 budget proposals manifest the issues we confront as well as the necessary steps to overcome them in a sustainable manner. The expenditure policy of government in 2023 is designed to achieve the strategic objectives of the Ogun State Economic Development Plan and Strategy 2021-2025, including fiscal sustainability; human development; food security; improved business environment; energy sufficiency; improving transport infrastructure; and, promoting industrialization focusing on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises.
“We will continue to focus our public spending mix towards a capital expenditure that is higher than that of recurrent expenditure. We are convinced that increased investment in capital expenditure is our secured route to sustainable economic growth and development as a State.
“Against the backdrop of the challenging global and domestic economic environment, it is imperative that we strengthen our macroeconomic environment and address existing challenges as a State. The 2023 Appropriation therefore is a “Budget of Continued Development and Prosperity” expected to achieve social cohesion that will continue to focus on equitable socio-economic growth and development state-wide.
“Our internally generated revenue capacity in the comity of states is no longer in doubt. More importantly, this administration’s budget model is revenue driven through the State Medium Term Revenue Strategy. In essence we will continue to focus on improving our revenue base. In doing this we will rely on the provisions of the section 23 (1 & 2) of the fiscal responsibility law, 2020 (as amended) with a view to increase the State’s Internally Generated Revenue. This will not only help to enhance the comprehensiveness and transparency, but increase the State’s revenue in due course”. The governor stated.
Abiodun, who recalled that the total projected funding for the 2022 budget was N450,986,566,678.04 comprising N160,174,462,525.27 as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and N290,812,104,152.77 as expected inflows from the Statutory Allocation, Value Added Tax, Capital Receipts and others, disclosed that “as of 30th September 2022, actual total funding was N193,731,370,976.27 representing 62.11 per cent of the pro-rated revenue target. We are poised to finish this year strongly at an expected performance of well over the 70% that was achieved last year”.
While saying that the infrastructure investments of his government were people-oriented and transformational with immense multiplier effects on the socio-economic development of the entire state, the governor said that over 80 major roads and others (Federal roads inclusive) totalling 400km have been constructed, reconstructed or rehabilitated across the State, submitting that “this administration in three years and six months has done more in terms of kilometres of roads than previous administrations in the state”.
Governor Abiodun, however, urged the leadership of the State House of Assembly to ensure that the 2023 budget proposal is thoroughly but expeditiously vetted and returned in earnest for his assent before January 1, 2023, emphasizing that the budget contents emanated from the wishes of the Ogun people expressed at different budget town hall meetings.
“Mr. Speaker and honourable members of the 9th Ogun State House of Assembly, as I lay before you the 2023 Appropriation Bill today, we must remind ourselves that this event is another symbolic representation of our joint mission towards the realization of the Ogun State of our collective dreams. We have done it before. We can do it again. The challenges that are ahead of us in the coming year dictate that we should all move on more cooperatively to continue to deliver dividends of democracy to our people. We have covered a lot of grounds, but we must remind ourselves that there is always room for improvement. Time is of the essence and our people must see our commitment and sincerity to their security, peace, comfort, wellness and well-being”, the state governor concluded.
A former lawmaker and businessman, Prince Ned Nwoko has accused Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, of embarrassing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Nwoko who had earlier called for the expulsion of Wike from the party because according to him Wike has been instigating crisis in the PDP since he lost the presidential primary to Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, and the party’s vice-presidential nomination.
Reacting, the Rivers government had accused Nwoko of repeatedly attacking Wike because he was stopped from attempting “to fleece the commonwealth of Nigerians to the tune of $418 million over the Paris Club refund to some consultants”.
He described Wike as “a sore loser” who has “impoverished Rivers state through wasteful and expensive inordinate ambitions to remain in power”.
“It is unacceptable for Wike to continue to embarrass PDP with crude, unruly and bellicose tendencies, attempting to play God,” Prince Nwoko said.
“Wike is a bad-tempered trouble monger. He should stop his recklessness. Enough of his unguarded statements.
“Why is he crying everywhere because he lost an election? Who made him an indispensable leader? Does he know how PDP evolved? His agitations are not genuine but selfish.
“He spoke dishonesty about the London-Paris club refund. He should be grateful. But for the initiative of Prince Ned Nwoko when Wike was struggling to be a local government chairman, the over 60 billion Naira he collected as Rivers state’s share from the Paris Club refund would not have been possible.”
Nwoko also alleged that Wike mismanaged the Paris Club refund meant for Rivers.
“The Rivers state governor squandered the Paris Club refund that accrued to the state, diverted the entitlements that ought to have been paid the local governments for self gratification,” he added.
“Instead, Wike is gallivanting around the world wasting Rivers state’s money, chasing shadows and in the process, 25 innocent kids died in the state hospital because of lack of electricity in the hospital.
“In a civilised society, Wike should have resigned. Indeed, he would be prosecuted for the deaths of these innocent kids. This is unpardonable criminal negligence, yet a power -hungry governor like Wike is busy looking for another political office to continue pillaging public resources while his people suffer.
“Wike is not fighting for the south. He is greedy. If he was chosen as the VP as he desperately wanted, would he have been complaining that the PDP national chairman, Ayu, should go? Certainly not.
“Those who got into offices through fraudulent politics must be cautious in exercising transient authority.”
King Charles III Marked his 74th Birthday on Monday, November 14, 2022, the first Birthday since his ascension of the throne of his ancestry.
A picture of the monarch was released on the Royal Family verified Twitter handle celebrating the King’s birthday. It showed him in his new role as a Park Ranger of Windsor Great Park.
The King has officially become Park Ranger of Windsor Great Park, 70 years after his father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, was appointed to the post.
King Charles’ father was the longest serving Ranger of the Park, holding the role from 1952 until his passing in 2021.
For years King Charles has been teased for being a royal “tree hugger” who communes with plants. But with a new official portrait released to mark his 74th birthday on Monday, Britain’s King Charles III seemed content embracing his nature-loving reputation.
King Charles was also teased as talking to trees as he posed by ancient oak for his 74th birthday
With the release of the birthday snap, Buckingham Palace announced that he has added to his long list of royal titles and become Ranger of Windsor Great Park, guiding the day-to-day stewardship of one of the country’s oldest landed estates.
Charles is an ardent lifelong conservationist who has been warning about the looming threat of climate change and species extinction for decades. As a young prince, his first public address was about the dangers of pollution.
Charles visits Singapore’s MacRitchie Reservoir Park in October 2017 where as Prince, he helped fund forest restoration and rainforest protection projects.
His 2010 book “Harmony” is a 336-page manifesto on how humanity’s greatest problems are rooted in our disconnection from nature. He has established foundations “to promote holistic solutions facing the world today.”
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has, on behalf of his family, cabinet, the Lagos State government, and the people of Lagos State, commiserated with his Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde on the death of his wife, Princess Adedoyin Raliat Ayinde, née Ojora.
The Governor said no doubt the death of a loved one would usually be painful and irreparable in lives of the bereaved but persuaded them to take solace in God whom we can never question.
He told the families she left behind to be consoled by the fact that she impacted many lives positively as a public officer at the Apapa Local Government Area, where she served passionately and contributed her quota to the growth and development of the local government and Lagos State.
According to Governor, “Princess Adedoyin Raliat Ayinde was a trusted partner, friend, wife, and great supporter to her husband, Mr. Tayo Ayinde and a caring mother to her children, and a loving daughter to her parents. May God grant all her loved ones the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss. Eternal rest grant her O Lord. Amen”
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has charged committees of the House to ensure a proper screening of the 2023 budget of the State so as to close the gap between the estimated figure and revenue generated.
Dr. Obasa spoke on Sunday during his remarks at a 3-day budget retreat tagged ‘Consolidating the gains of the current administration in Lagos State in a transition year: prospects, opportunities and recommendations’ organised for lawmakers and staff of the Lagos Assembly.
Commending the lawmakers for their passion to ensure a greater Lagos, Obasa tasked the committees to constantly be steps ahead so their members could ask ministries, departments and agencies the right questions during budget defence and oversight.
“All over the world, the economy has been bad and affects whether a budget would be surplus or deficit. Here in Lagos, we have our own challenge.
“So bridging the gap between the budget size and revenue is what the House of Assembly should do. When the executive arm determines the cost of projects, the committees should be able to check for the value of such projects.
“I am sure everyone recognises what we have been doing in Lagos and I urge you to continue so that you can always be appreciated,” he urged the lawmakers.
Earlier, welcoming participants to the retreat which ended on Sunday, the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko said it was an opportunity for the members of the Assembly to familiarise themselves with the breakdown of the 2023 budget “in order to ensure effective continuity in budgetary guidance from lawmakers to Lagosians.”
Ibitel Consultant, which collaborated with the Assembly to organise the retreat said it would help the members to reflect deeply on the ₦1.692 trillion 2023 budget recently presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
“The objective is to reflect on the 2023 budget as presented by the Governor with a view to getting a direction,” John Mutu, representative of the organisation said.
He added that the retreat would enable lawmakers effectively do a post mortem of the 2022 budget and identify other priorities of the State that can be accommodated in that of 2023.
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