Oyo Speaker, Ogundoyin Promotes Synergy, Hosts Southwest Delegation Of Speakers Of House Of Assemblies.
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A delegation of the SouthWest Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria led by the Chairman of the zone who doubles as the Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Stephen Aribasoye visited the speaker of Oyo state , Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin in Ibadan today as part of efforts to promote synergy, collaboration and cross fertilization of ideas amongst State Legislatures in the Southwest.
On the entourage of the Chairman were Speakers of Ondo and Osun States, Rt. Hon Olamide Oladiji Adesanmi and Rt. Hon Adewale Olumide Egbedun respectively, majority and minority leaders from the three State Assemblies as well as other members.
The visit afforded the team the opportunity to advance the call for regional legislative integration, multilevel policing (State Police) in the Southwest in view of the recurring cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, assassination and other crimes including need for synergy and cross fertilization of legislative ideas among others.
In the course of the visit, the delegation paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, Engr Seyi Makinde and commiserated with him and the entire residents of Oyo State on the unfortunate explosion which rocked Bodija area of Ibadan on Tuesday, 16th January, 2024.
According to him,
” Governor Makinde in a bid to demonstrate his leadership and continuous readiness to champion the course of the zone, He graciously approved the hosting of the general meeting of all state lawmakers in the Southwest in Oyo State to serve as a platform to kickstart the process of Southwest regional legislative integration”
While speaking further, Hon. Ogundoyin, further commended the delegation for the visit and described It as a viable way of promoting and strengthening State Legislatures in the SouthWest.
“Visit such as this is one of the very instrumental platform through which legislative business across states can be enhanced as it will also facilitate idea sharing among legislators”
