Osun State governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday, commended the leadership and members of the state House of Assembly for demonstrating a high sense of patriotism, forthrightness and commitment since its inauguration.
He also lauded the 7th Assembly for being supportive of the other two arms of government particularly the Executive without compromising its independence in the last one year.
Oyetola, who attributed some of the landmark achievements his administration had recorded to the hands of fellowship and cooperation received from the House in particular and the judiciary in general, made these remarks during a special plenary session organised by the legislature to commemorate its one year anniversary.
Describing the House as a critical partner of government in its resolve to lift Osun out of economic dire straits with its support for the Osun’s economic and investment summit, he said his administration admires the monumental achievements and people-oriented legislation the House had delivered in the last one year.
Oyetola also acknowledged the huge support enjoyed from the House during the period of security challenges occasioned by the national insecurity and the tremendous efforts it made to give legal backing to the establishment of the regional security outfit, the Amotekun corps.
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According to him, “from its inauguration to today, the 7th Assembly has left no one in doubt about its focus and vision: rendering selfless and stellar services to the people. Our state admires the monumental achievements and people-oriented legislation this noble House has delivered in the last one year.
“The executive has enjoyed robust relationship with this Honourable Assembly with neither arm compromising its role, integrity and independence. As a government, we owe the successful delivery of our development agenda, which is our pact with the people, to the unalloyed cooperation of this doesn’t House and on behalf of the executive, I thank the House for their tremendous cooperation,” Oyetola averred.
He said: “I bring hearty congratulations from the other two arms of government and the good people of Osun state to the leadership and members of this distinguished House of Assembly on this auspicious occasion of its first year anniversary.
“In particular, I want to appreciate the House for its understanding during these hard times, especially during the raging Coronavirus pandemic. Apart from institutional support, the members of the House demonstrated a huge sense of responsibility by distributing palliatives to the poor and the needy across the state.
“The huge support that we enjoyed from the House in the past one year that has seen us achieving modest milestones despite sore economic downturn is a pointer to the success that lies ahead of us as we prepare for post-COVID-19 uncertainties.
“This first year is a foundation for a four-year team. The journey of this first year has been smooth and laudable. Let us spare no effort to build enduring bricks on this foundation in a manner that will make our intervention sustainable and be a model for our successors. We look to the future with hope, confident that we have what it takes to take Osun to the desired level in the days ahead,” Oyetola added.
In his remarks, the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Hon Timothy Owoeye, extolled the genuineness and purposeful leadership exhibited by the administration of Oyetola since the inception, just as he applauded the state government for promoting a harmonious relationship between the three arms of government in the state.
Owoeye, who described the achievements of the House in the last one year as unprecedented, said the Assembly had passed eight bills and 14 resolutions to impact positively on the lives of the people.
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