The State of Osun House of Assembly has expressed worry over the poor level
of implementation of the laws being passed by houses of assembly in the
country.
Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam stated this in Ijebu-jesa
on Monday at a two-day training workshop on legislative practice and
procedure organised for members of the Assembly, saying, it is only the
laws that the executive are interested in that they properly implemented.
According to a statement by the Chairman, House Committee on Information
and Strategy, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the speaker said it was very
unfortunate that there were several bills that could improve the economy of
the states and the federation at large which have been passed, but poorly
implemented or not implemented at all.
"On the passage of bill, not minding the number, bills would only be passed
for the sake of it if they are not being implemented.
"There are several bills passed in this country after legislators have put
in their best, but not being implemented. There are bill that can develop
this state and Nigeria as a whole that are there lying vallow", he said.
The Speaker, according to the statement, however, stressed that the
Assembly would be careful and do thorough job before the passage of the
2016 budget to ensure that a realistic budget is approved.
He said the present cash crunch in the state and the country at large was
responsible for the delay in the passage of the budget.
According to him, the Assembly has been looking critically into the budget,
monitoring the trend of revenue to arrive at a reasonable conclusion in
appropriation law for the year.
Explaining the rationale behind the training for members, the speaker
reportedly said, it was meant to enhance capacity of members on the
application of legislative rules and procedure, as well as ensuring
effective, robust and participatory legislative process.
In his lecture, a former Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr Niyi
Ajiboye reportedly said lack of financial autonomy has been responsible for
the failure of the executive to take the implementation of the laws passed
by houses of assembly with seriousness.
He said, if the Assemblies are given autonomy, it would make them more
efficient to be able to hold executive responsible for non-implementation
of laws.
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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