The Ondo State House of Assembly has summoned the administrators of all 18 local government areas to provide an account of the financial allocations they have received over the past six months.
The motion for the summons was moved on Thursday by the Deputy Speaker, Prince Abayomi Akinruntan (APC, Ilaje Constituency 1), who emphasized the Assembly’s constitutional responsibility to oversee the financial activities of local governments within the state.
Akinruntan stressed the importance of ensuring that funds released to local governments are properly accounted for and spent transparently.
Supporting the motion, Hon. Japhet Toyin (APC, Akoko-North East) highlighted that greater transparency and accountability at the grassroots level would help address the prevailing hunger in the country.
The motion received unanimous support from all 26 lawmakers through a voice vote.
In response, Speaker of the House, Chief Olamide Oladiji, directed the Clerk, Mr. Benjamin Jayeola, to issue a formal notice to the local government administrators, instructing them to appear before the Assembly on or before Friday, August 16.
In a separate address, Speaker Oladiji urged Nigerian youths to shun violence, noting that sustainable development can only be achieved in a peaceful environment. He called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, and other influential figures to encourage dialogue as a means of resolving conflicts.
The speaker enjoined Nigerian youths to embrace agriculture in tackling agriculture, asking government to make agriculture attractive to the youths.
According to him, security architectures should be more structured so that people can partake in farming.
He asked the 36 governors in the federation to support President Bola Tinubu in cushioning the effect of the hardship.
Also speaking,the Majority Leader, Hon. Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, APC- Owo 1, said that it was a great matter of concern, asking youths to exercise patience for peace to reign despite unpleasant situation in the country.
He appealed to everyone to give the country’s leaders especially President Bola Tinubu , more time, adding that with more patience, the policies of the current administration would yield good results.
According to him, youths should not allow themselves to destroy the nation’s assets but be used as tool to reshape the country.
The majority leader asked Nigerian youths to toe the way of peace and avoid a path of war.
In his contribution, Hon. Tope Agbulu, PDP/Akoko South-West Constituency 2, commended youths in the state for not allowing themselves to be used to create more problems in the society.
Agbulu asked that legislative arm in all tiers of government to perform its constitutional duties appropriately and ensure a vibrant democracy, stating that a poor legislature would create bad governance.
He said that the legislature should checkmate executive arm of government for good governance, asking the state legislature to checkmate the executive, explaining that bad governance started from the executive.
Also, Chief Olatunji Oshati, APC/Ose Constitunecy said that the nation’s president really meant well for the country.
Oshati asked the President Bola Tinubu-led government to make public its achievements and liabilities it inherited.
He lauded the state governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for putting in place mechanisms to avert protest in the state.
Oshati also commended the Senior Special Assistant on Students Affairs to the state Governor, Mr Solomon Olaolu , for organizing series of stakeholders’ meeting to dialogue with the youths in the state.
Oshati, who also appreciated youths in the state for their perseverance and for embracing peaceful dialogue, said that the purpose of the protest must have got to the presidency, believing that there would be improvement in governance in soonest.
Also speaking, Hon. Rotimi Abitogun, APC-Akure South Constituency 2, asked Nigerian authorities to discourage brutalisation of peaceful protest because it would portray the country bad in sight of the international communities.
Abitogun said that the Tinubu-led administration inherited some liabilities that might take some time to address , asking Nigerians to show a sense of reasoning to the administration.
He said that rolling out palliatives might not cushion the hardship in the country but urged government at all levels to roll out programmes such as agricultural initiatives that would tackle hunger in the country.
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