The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, says the Ninth Assembly is poised to allow for people’s participation, in order to entrench the essence of democracy in all its activities.
Rt. Hon.Oluomo, who stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Abeokuta, on the 20 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria, noted that it was through the aggregation of views and opinions of the people from the different strata that the legislative arm would set agenda for government, to meet the yearnings of the people.
According to him, the State Assembly, before the commencement of its legislative business, would harness the expertise of civil societies, professional bodies, trade associations and other stakeholders, in drawing a long-term master plan, towards enacting effective and quality legislations, for the benefit of all sectors of the State economy.
He called for a more conducive electioneering process that would prevent monetization and ensure quality representation on the part of political office holders, calling on the people to know their right, avoid vote selling and be ready to hold their leaders accountable.
The Speaker opined that no progress could be achieved in the nation’s electoral process and voting patterns, if the youth chose to remain unemployed, calling on them to be self-dependent, by acquiring relevant skills and vocation that would earn them decent living rather than depending on crumbs from political office holders.
He assured that the Ninth Assembly would review the status of some laws including; the State Security Trust Fund, Anti-land grabbing and related offences, So Safe Corps, amongst others, towards tackling insecurity and ensuring socio-economic development of the State.
