Governor Dapo Abiodun has expressed his readiness to present the Year 2025 Appropriation bill before members of the Ogun State House of Assembly on Friday 29th of November
Speaker of the State House of Assembly
Right Honourable Oludaisi Elemide who made this known on Tuesday while reading the Governor's letter before the lawmakers during the plenary at the Assembly Complex Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta, said that the budget presentation would commence at 10.00am
The letter reads in part:
"I thank Mr. Speaker and the Honourable member's of the Ogun State House of Assembly, for the full cooperation we have continued to enjoy from the Hallowed Chambers. Your legislative support has indeed been pivotal to the success story of our building the future together".
"In accordance to the provision of Section 121 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as altered), I write to inform the Honourable House that I intend to present the Ogun State Year 2025 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly on Friday, 29th November, 2024 at 10.00am", he stated
The house had on 1st of December, 2023 approved the 2024 budget size of N703billion for the outgoing fiscal year
Meanwhile, the Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the State Government to urgently develop a comprehensive and inter-ministerial drug abuse control strategy to address the rising menace of drug abuse, illicit drug trafficking and addiction among youth and adults in the State.
Opening debate on the bill, the Sponsor, who is also the Assembly Majority Leader, Sheriff Yusuf representing Ado-Odo/ Ota I State Constituency, explained that the Assembly recognized the alarming increase in drug abuse in the Nation.
He said that the drug misuse, illicit drug trafficking and the consumption of dangerous narcotics, psychotropic substances, and mind-altering drugs, posed serious social, economic and health hazards to the well-being of the residents of the State, particularly among the youth and adults.
"It has been observed that secondary schools, motor parks, garages, and even communities across Ogun State have become hotbeds of drug-related activities, putting the younger generation and the vulnerable population at risk;
the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other relevant authorities have continued to release troubling statistics on the prevalence of drug abuse in Ogun State, signaling an urgent need for a robust and concerted response", he stated.
According to him, the scourge of drug addiction has had devastating consequences on individuals, families, and communities, leading to increased crime rates, mental health challenges, and loss of productivity in the State.
He therefore called on the State Government to develop a comprehensive, inter-ministerial drug abuse control strategy to address the social, economic, and health impacts of drug abuse, illicit trafficking and addiction in the State.
Other members who corroborated the sponsor, included the Minority Leader Lukman Adeleye, Honourables Adegoke Adeyanju, Adebisi Oyedele and Yusuf Amosun, lamented the high rate of drug abuse and trafficking, seeking collaboration with relevant agencies in raiding hotels and night clubs to rid the State of drug abuse.
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