The Houses of Assembly of states in the South-West, comprising Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo and Ogun states, have said they will speed up hearing to the bill on the Western Nigeria Security Network, immediately it is presented
Having his say recently, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, said the Assembly is ready to cut short their recess to fasten the quick passage of the Amotekun bill.
Speaking to the press on Saturday, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, said the Assembly would not mind cutting short their recess to attend to Amotekun bill to ensure its speedy passage.
He added that the bill is important to the state and the legislators will be prepared to attend to it.
His words, “The Speaker has promised that the bill will be given speedy attention whenever it is ready for the legislators. Like other important matters of state, the legislators will be ready to attend to it.
“Recall that during the crises in some local government areas early in the year, the legislators cut short their recess to attend to the matter. The Amotekun bill will enjoy the same attention once it comes. The legislators will not mind cutting short their recess.”
The Assembly’s Chairman of Media and Information Committee, Kazeem Olayanju, said, “When the bill on Amotekun will be passed into law in Oyo State depends on how soon the executive arm of government brings the bill to the House of Assembly. The House normally sits on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
“If they bring it on time, it will be passed on time. Normally, a bill passes through four stages. The bill is expected to pass through the first three stages in the Assembly before being sent to the governor for his assent, and that is the fourth and final stage. If they bring it on Tuesday, for instance, it may scale through first reading on Thursday. It may be in the Assembly for two weeks before being sent to the governor.”