Ekiti sets to establish anti-corruption agency,  bill passes second reading in House of Assembly 


A bill for the  establishment of Ekiti Economic Crimes Commission (EECC) in Ekiti State sent to the House of Assembly by the State Governor,  Mr Ayodele Fayose was today,  sent to the House Committee on Public Accounts and Anti Corruption for further legislative action.


This was shortly after the bill passed second reading on the floor of the House at plenary on Wednesday.


Presenting the bill to other members of the Assembly at plenary in Ado Ekiti, the Leader of Business, Hon. Olatunji Akinyele said the bill sought to curb corruption, embezzlement, fraud, abandoned projects,
among others, in the state.


 Members of the Assembly, including the Chairman House Committee on Information, Hon.(Dr) Samuel Omotoso;Hon. Jeje Samuel, Hon Akinleye
Ekundayo and Hon. Titilayo Owolabi - Akerele canvassed for a speedy passage of the bill.


 They said the bill would halt diversion of funds and eradicate all form of economic crimes in Ekiti State when it became operational.


 Dr Omotoso said the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) clearly stated the functions of state Assemblies on state finances and condemned the incessant harassment of state officials by the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC) across the nation.


He recalled that a recent judgement by a competent Court in Ado Ekiti had called the EFCC to order.

Hon Owolabi-Akerele remarked that the eventual passage of the bill would check activities of internet fraudsters called "Yahoo Yahoo" across Ekiti state.


The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon (Pastor) Kola Oluwawole, described the bill as timely and stressed that it would lay a solid foundation as well as improve good governance in Ekiti state.


 Pastor Oluwawole, who stressed that the bill would assist government to improve on the dividends of democracy    to the people, charged the joint committees and other members of the Assembly to work towards achieving a speedy passage of the bill.


 Pastor Oluwawole commended the state governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, for introducing the bill, noting that only a transparent leader could take such a step.


 Also, a bill to provide for the appointment of person to the office of Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary and other matters connected therewith, 2018 passed the first reading at plenary.

lmao..


Its like armed robbers starting their own SARS police force..

Fayose. what for?
divert that energy into something light

See pot calling kettle black. pay your workers joor

deomelllo:
lmao..


Its like armed robbers starting their own SARS police force..

Like OBJ established ICPC and EFCC as bad guy while saint Buhari is so clueless to stock. Aso Clinic!

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tuniski:

Like OBJ established ICPC and EFCC as bad guy while saint Buhari is so clueless to stock. Aso Clinic!

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ipob rubbish bore me, always..

deomelllo:
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ipob rubbish bore me, always..

What is ipob?

deomelllo:



Guilty conscience dey trouble you ni?

Jor Kini ipob?

tuniski:

Jor Kini ipob?

Me sef no sabi what it is..

copy copy governor

They should not forget to setup their own supreme court, army, police, navy, airforce, customs etc...

Day by day fayose is becoming useless, clueless and brainless like Pa Buhari. If EFCC cant bite then EECC cant bark. The incumbent shall appoint a 'stooge' that will serve interests of...

Well first of all I do commend the imitative of Governor Fayose of Ekiti state for bringing up the bill in the Ekiti state house of Assembly, I give him Kudus he really deserve it. Now I will say it,and people should qoute as an humbly individual who understand how a federation should operates and of which our own Federation is not fully a federation.
The benefit of having a state board or institution that investigate diversion of government funds, embezzlement of money for capital project, will really help to curb corruption and reduce it to the barest minimum, having a state Anti corruption agency pays a lot. However it entirely brings or turn our states of federation (Theoretical aspect) into practical aspect of a real federation.
So I hope this bill will be pass successfully and The Governor should sign it into law.

What fayose has done is within the law i see no reason for the insults on him especially when it was created to fight financial crimes within the state.