FEATURED NEWS/SECOND READING OF THE BILL TO CREATE A NEW STATE IN THE SOUTH WEST

Featured news from media outlets across the country as the significant bill I sponsored, which is to create a new state in the South West, Ibadan/Ibadan, and to make Ogbomoso the capital of Oyo State passed second reading. Find the links to the news below. https://thesun.ng/lamiju-akalas-bill-for-creation-of-new-oyo-state-passes-second-reading https://guardian.ng/news/bill-to-create-ogbomoso-state-passes-second-reading-at-house-of-reps https://nationalinsightnews.com/hon-olamiju-akalas-bill-to-make-ogbomoso-as-capital-of-proposed-new-oyo-state-passes-second-reading https://reportersatlarge.com/2024/11/21/olamiju-alao-akala-proposes-ogbomoso-as-state-capital-of-new-oyo-state

Historic Progress! Hon. Akala’s bill for the creation of a new Ibadan State while making Ogbomoso the capital of Oyo State passed second reading!

 I am delighted to pronounce that one of my significant bills at the House that was presented on the 28th of February, 2024, “A bill to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended to create a new state in the South West, Ibadan as the State while also standing as […]

Second Reading, Surrogacy Bill and Motion of urgent public importance of the ”Critical Need to Rehabilitate the Caretaker/Seminary Road in Ogbomoso, Oyo State

On the 3rd October 2024, I led the debate on the ‘Bill for an Act to Establish the Nigeria Surrogacy Commission and Other Related Matters,’ (Establishment), 2024, HB, 1137. This marked the second reading of the Bill, which seeks to establish the Nigeria Surrogacy Act and a Commission for the regulation, monitoring, and supervision of […]

The truth has to be told

I have always been a staunch advocate of local government autonomy. Local government is the tier of government closest to the people, and we must ensure we maximize its functionality for the benefit of Nigerians. The financial autonomy granted to local governments by the Supreme Court is a welcome and timely development. This underscores the […]

At the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland

Currently at the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland, with the theme “Parliamentary Diplomacy: Building Bridges for Peace and Understanding” Today in my remarks, I intimated the Assembly of our effort, as youths, at championing Bills and Motions that can positively shape our future and that of our country, Nigeria, especially with […]

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