Ogun Assembly’s future is uncertain; minority leader says it’s up to the state government

Ogun State House of Assembly Minority Leader Lukman Adeleye has said that state houses of assembly are still limited and do not have complete autonomy, in contrast to the National Assembly, which has fiscal and administrative independence.

Adeleye elaborated by saying that state legislators continue to depend on their own governments’ information divisions and budget allocations.

He made this claim on Monday during an appearance on a news program on Eagle 102.5 FM, which furucinovel listens to in Abeokuta.

He asserts that despite the constitution’s provision for a state allocation committee, headed by the commissioner for finance of each state, to monitor the distribution of federal and internally produced funds among the legislative, judiciary, and executive branches, the executive branch remains supreme. It is claimed that it takes most of the funds, which leaves little space for lawmakers to act independently.

According to Adeleye, the state’s legislature is constrained by executive domination and lack of administrative and budgetary freedom, even though it works within its constraints.

To God be the glory, the National Assembly is autonomous today,” he said. Except in cases where the leadership has decided to simply follow orders from the administration, it is self-funded according to the constitution.

Returning to the assert Assembly, I will assert unequivocally that the progress made at the federal level is still significantly superior to our performance here.

The state government’s information unit and budget continue to be our lynchpins. This is how we’re disadvantaged.

The Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide, has led the Ogun Assembly to notable strides in promoting good governance through legislation, as Adeleye pointed out, notwithstanding these restrictions.

As a state, we are now performing admirably in terms of revenue generated internally. Of all Nigerian states, Ogun is the most industrialised. According to him, the Assembly has been making great strides in improving and promoting governance through its legislation.

According to him, the Ogun Assembly’s internal anti-graft apparatus is the proactive Public Accounts Committee, and the assembly’s quarterly comprehensive assessments of ministries, departments, and agencies give it a 60% rating for oversight.