The 26-member Osun House of
Assembly on Friday passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Dr Najeem
Salaam, describing his leadership style as “exemplary. ”
The lawmakers gave the
commendation when the leadership of the house appeared before the House
Committee on Finance and Appropriation to defend its 2018 budget proposal in
Osogbo.
Timothy Owoeye, the
Chairman, House Committee on Government Business, had made a presentation of
N2.8 billion as budget proposal before the House Committee on Finance and
Appropriation.
In his remarks, Mr Kamil
Oyedele, the Chairman, House Committee, Finance and Appropriation, said the
existing peaceful coexistence between the executive and the legislature in the
state was attributable to the Speaker’s exemplary leadership style.
“ No doubt, the leadership
style of Mr Speaker has always propelled members to toe the line of peaceful co-existence with the
executive and this has been translating
to the development of the state.
“All these name calling
like “rubber stamp”, “Yesso” and the likes are enough to trigger violence in
the house, but we are not bothered.
“We can see that the
collaboration with the governor is translating into the development of this
state.
“If they call us different
names, we are happy that we rubber stamp
for development and stand for the development of this state.
“So, we are passing a vote of confidence on Mr Speaker and are
determined to toe the line of peaceful
co-existence for the development of our state,” Oyedele said.
In his remarks, Owoeye said
that members of the assembly would continue to work with the Speaker for the
development of the state.
He said that the maturity
of the Speaker in handling the affairs of the parliament was responsible for
the confidence reposed in him by all 25 members.
In his response, the
Speaker expressed appreciation to his colleagues for the confidence reposed in
him, with a promise that he would continue to ensure he did the needful for the
development of the state.
He appealed to the people
of the state to embrace the newly introduced parliamentary local government
system in the state, describing it as best for the people.
Meanwhile, the Osun
Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has presented a budget estimate of
N1.6 billion for the year.
OSIEC Chairman, Mr Segun
Oladitan, in his presentation, however, said the commission hoped to realise
N50 million as internally generated revenue.
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