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Obas, chiefs law ammended in Ogun

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Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a Law to amend the Obas and Chiefs, Council of Obas and Traditional Council Laws of Ogun State, 2021.

The passage of the bill was consequent upon the presentation of the report of the Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs by vice chairman, Honourable Dickson Awolaja, who thereafter moved for its adoption as amended, seconded by Honourable Yusuf Sherif and supported by other lawmakers through a voice vote at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Honourable Oludaisi Elemide at the Assembly’s complex, Abeokuta.

The bill was later read and adopted clause-by-clause before the Committee of the whole house, after which the motion for the third reading of the bill was moved by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff, seconded by the Minority Leader, Adeleye Lukman and supported by other lawmakers through a unanimous voice vote.

Thereafter, the Clerk and Head of Legislative Service, Mr. Sakiru Adebakin, read the bill for the third time, hence the Speaker directed that the clean copy of the bill be forwarded to the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for assent.

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