The executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq will on Wednesday, 18th December, 2019 forward the year 2020 budget to the state House of Assembly.
The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Yakubu Danladi Salihu made this announcement this during house plenary on Tuesday.
In a related development, Hon Awolola Ayokunle Olumide ( Isin Constituency) presented a petition from Kwara Must Change, urging the House to investigate what it termed endemic acts of corruption, mismanagement and outright fraud at Harmony Holdings Limited
The Speaker directed the petition to the House Committee on Youth, Sports, Culture, Tourism and Information for further legislative action.
Also the Kwara State Compulsory, Free Universal Basic, Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed through first and second readings at the Tuesday plenary.
The Bill seeks for a Law to Amend the Kwara State Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education law, Cap. K12,to Replace The Permanent Secretary as The Administrative Head Of The Board And Provide For The Appointment Of An Executive Secretary, Who Shall Be The Administrative Head And Accounting Officer, Sponsored by Hon Mohammed Baba Salihu (Okuta/Yashikira) and seconded by Hon.Ambali Olatunji Ibrahim (Owode/Onire), passed first and second readings at the floor of House.
Rt Hon. Salihu referred the Bill to the House Committee on Education and Human Capital Development to call for a public hearing.
The Bill sponsored by Hon Mohammed Baba Salihu (Okuta/Yashikira) and seconded by Hon. Ambali Olatunji Ibrahim (Owode/Onire).
Other lawmakers who presented their submissions on the general principles of The Bill are Danbaba
Abdullahi Danbaba Halidu (kaiama/kemanji/wagibe) Jimoh Ali Yusuf (Ilorin East), Awolola Olumide Ayokunle(Isin) and Adetiba Olarewaju Rapheal (Oke-Ero).