The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to restrain incoming government from dissolving the existing 16 local government councils of the state before the expiration of their three-year tenure.

The bill, which is an amendment, is sponsored by Kamal Fagbemi (PDP-Okeogun) and passed after the members expressed satisfaction with all clauses contained in the document.

The motion for the third reading and passage of the bill was moved by the House Majority Leader, Hassan Oyeleke.

Before the passage of the bill, the lawmakers in their contributions, described as unconstitutional the dissolution of democratically elected local councils.

The Deputy Speaker, Mathew Okedare, who presided over the plenary, directed the Clerk of the House, Halimat Kperogi, to prepare a clean copy of the bill for the governor’s assent.

Mr Okedare said the third tier of government was strategic to accelerated socio-economic transformation at the grassroots.

The last local government elections were held in the state on November 17, 2017 where all the 16 councils and the then All Progressives Congress won all the seats (APC).

The members of the councils are expected to spend three years in office.

They, however, defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shortly before the 2019 general elections.

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Approved for LG autonomy: Benue, Plateau, Niger, Bauchi, Sokoto, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Kwara and Ogun

Voted Against LG autonomy: Edo, Rivers and Imo

ORIENTATION101:
saraki again proves to be senseless. apc won all the seats in the assembly the useless bill will be revoked in just 5 minutes sittings of the new legislators

Gandollar:
Then they will go to court where the exercise will be declared null and void. When wike suspended LG chairmen who worked against him in the Last election, you all cried out in pains. Hypocrite.

ORIENTATION101:
another senseless saraki zombie. so court will stop the house of assembly from carry out its duties

Blue3k2:
This shows the excuse that the governor controls state assembly is false. The fact is they can restrain executive but choose not to. If they can vote to approve their own autonomy there's nothing stopping from doing same for local governments.

Local government elections do look suspicious to say least. Its hard to believe the party just sweeps state like that. Im guessing the local governments switch parties to not get starved of funds.

Blue3k2:
This shows the excuse that the governor controls state assembly is false. The fact is they can restrain executive but choose not to. If they can vote to approve their own autonomy there's nothing stopping from doing same for local governments. Use your head brother...this is a simple ploy to arm twist the incoming APC gov't in the state, for If it becomes law b4 may 29 then it becomes difficult to get rid of the council Chairmen who happens to be in the opposition...trying to compensate them

Local government elections do look suspicious to say least. Its hard to believe the party just sweeps state like that. Im guessing the local governments switch parties to not get starved of funds.

GavelSlam:
They never pass laws like making it mandatory every home has pipeborne water.

Nigerians get problem.

Flyingngel:
This bill can only survive if the incoming legislature is control by PDP or APC cannot make two third majority.

Gandollar:
I'll rather be a Saraki zombie than for the world acclaimed lifeless Sudanese

chloride6:


Its a good law jare...

fyneguy:


What stops the incoming Assembly from changing the law?