Oyo State House of Assembly

Legislative arm of government of Oyo State of Nigeria

The Oyo State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government  of Oyo State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 33 members elected from the 33 local government areas of the state.[1][2]

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[3][4][5][6] Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators (Senate and House of Representatives) and governor of the state. The state assembly convenes three times a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) in the assembly complex within the state capital, Ibadan.

The current speaker of the Assembly is Adebo Ogundoyin.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Full List: See names of Oyo House of Assembly members-elect". P.M. News. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  2. ^ Jannah, Chijioke (2019-06-25). "What happened in Oyo Assembly on Tuesday". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. ^ "Amotekun: Oyo Assembly passes new security outfit bill into law". 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  4. ^ "Oyo Assembly okays Makinde's N20bn loan request". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  5. ^ "Oyo house of assembly passes 2018 budget". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  6. ^ "Oyo Amotekun bill passes second reading in Assembly". Businessday NG. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  7. ^ "Oyo assembly elect speaker, deputy, others". 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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