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The Osun State House of Assembly has approved the extension of tenure and reappointment of the 69 LCDA Caretaker Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, Scribes, and their members from February to August 2024.
This followed a letter sent to the House through the Speaker by the State Governor, Sen. Dr. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, and read on the floor of the House during Plenary today Friday by the Honourable Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun.
Moving a motion to that effect by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Babajide Kofoworola Adewunmi, representing Ede North State Constituency and seconded by the Chief Whip Hon. Adewale Akerele from Ilesa West State Constituency
Hon. Babajide Adewunmi, however, emphasised that in line with the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended, the State Assembly has the power to approve the extension.
The members, after much deliberation and assessment of their performances, adopted the motion and approved the request, thereby extending the tenure of the Caretaker Committees to August 2024.
The Speaker congratulated and admonished the Caretaker Committees to continue to deliver dividends of democracy to the people at the grassroots.
In the meantime, the Osun State Electoral Commission, OSIEC, has announced that local government elections in the state will be held on the 22nd of February, 2025.
Barrister Hassim Abioye, who is the OSIEC Chairman, made this known to PrimeReportersNG on Thursday, in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, while disclosing that the commission would soon roll out the timetable for the poll.
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