The 9th Legislature of the Ogun State House of Assembly in its maiden plenary presided by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Taiwo Oluomo, on Monday passed a motion making obstruction of witnesses in matters before the House a "high crime."
The motion empowered the legislators to "move with utmost severity" against any person or thing acting as obstacle or obstruction to witnesses.
The Assembly also passed a second motion against "false evidence" by anybody on matters within the purview of its oversight function and investigation and which at any time is brought before it.
The two motions were moved separately by Hon. Modupe Mujota(Allied People's Movement, APM, Abeokuta North) and Hon. Atinuke Bello(All Progressives Congress,APC, Odogbolu State Constituency).
Two other motions - notice to the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command, to provide adequate security to the legislators and property during and after plenary as well as Votes and Proceedings were also passed after Oluomo, who emerged Speaker following his unopposed nomination by Hon. Olakunle Sobukunola of Ikenne State Constituency, had put the motions to voice vote and all sailed through one after the other.
However, his counterpart from Ijebu North II, Oludare Kadiri also emerged as the Deputy Speaker for the Ninth Legislature in the State.
The Speaker later announced the names of Principal Officers - Honourable Yusuf Sheriff Abiodun, as Majority Leader, Bashir Oladunjoye as Deputy Majority Leader, Atinuke Bello as Chief Whip, while Sola Adams would serve as Deputy Chief Whip, Ganiyu Oyedeji as Minority Leader, Jemili Akingbade and Musefiu Olatunji, as Minority Whip and Deputy Minority Leader respectively.
Earlier, the Deputy Clerk, Deji Adeyemo reeled out the names of members-elect which included. Adejojo, Temitope (Abeokuta South 1), Adeyemi Ademuyiwa (Abeokuta South II) Modupe Mujota (Abeokuta North), Olusegun Daisi Elemide (Odeda), Olakunle Oluomo Taiwo (Ifo I), Ganiyu Oyedeji (Ifo II), Yusuff Olawale Amosun (Ewekoro), Soneye Damilola Kayode (Obafemi Owode), Oduwole Kemi Olaitan (Ijebu Ode), Fasunwa Abayomi Johnson (Ijebu North East), Sola Adams (Ijebu East), Atinuke Bello (Odogbolu), Akeem Agbolade Balogun (Ogun Waterside).
Others are, Abdul Bashir Oladunjoye (Sagamu I), Adeniran Ademola Adeyinka (Sagamu II), Solomon Oluwaseyi Osho (Remo North), Olakunle Sobukola (Ikenne), Sylvester Niyi Abiodun (Ijebu North I), Oludare Kadiri (Ijebu North II), Adegoke Adeyanju Awoso (Yewa North I), Haruna Abiodun Wahab (Egbado North II), Jemili Akingbade (Imeko Afon), Sikirat Omowunmi Ajibola (Ipokia ), Yusuff Sheriff Abiodun (Ado Odo Ota I), Muse Lamidi (Ado Odo Ota II) and Bolanle Lateefat Ajayi (Yewa South).
Earlier in his acceptance speech, Oluomo thanked Almighty God and his colleague-lawmakers for their support and trust, with a promise to promote the existing mutual interdependence among the three arms of government, assuring that the Ninth Legislature would work as a partner in progress to sustain good governance, welfare of members and ensure delivery of democratic dividends to the good people of Ogun state.
Ayobami Ife, Abeokuta
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