The Deputy Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Abiodun Fadeyi, said the House might conclude deliberation on the bill on Amotekun this week.
The Ekiti State House of Assembly had on Friday passed the bill for the establishment of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency and AmotekunCorps into law
Fadeyi, in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, said there was no reason why the process should be delayed.
He said, “We are committed to ensuring that the bill is given the necessary attention. It passed through the second reading on Thursday. The bill has been committed to the House Committee on Security Matters.
“Hopefully by Wednesday, we shall be having a public hearing. After this, we would have a report on the public hearing. The scrutiny would be done, the outcome of which would be presented to the House on Thursday. We are hoping that by Thursday, the bill would be passed.
“I want to believe that the governor would accent to it fast as well depending on the time of transmission from the House to the executive, but I don’t think that should take a longer time.”
In the same vein, the Osun Assembly Speaker, Mr. Timothy Owoeye had said it would give the bill a speedy passage.
Owoeye, who spoke through his Press Secretary, Kunle Alabi, however, said the bill would be subjected to scrutiny.
He said, “Recess will end on February 24 but the lawmakers to work on Amotekun bill. The House will give the bill speedy passage but it will still go through all the stages. The bill will be subjected to thorough legislative scrutiny.”
Owoeye’s counterpart in Ondo, Mr. Bamidele Oloyeloogun, said the Assembly had received the Operation Amotekun bill from the state executive council. The Speaker said added that the bill would soon be passed.
Oloyeloogun said, “Yes, we have received the bill and we will soon pass it.”