The Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), says only 11 out of the 24 lawmakers in the Kwara House of Assembly sponsored motions during the second year of the 9th Assembly.
ENetSuD is an anti-corruption CSO.
The Coordinator of the group, Dr Abdullateef Alagbonsi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin as part of the KwaraBillsTracker report.
The report revealed that 17 motions were presented by the 9th Assembly in its second year, and that all motions were sponsored by 11 lawmakers.
ENetSuD went further by giving details of the 17 motions sponsored by the lawmakers during the year.
The CSO listed the 11 lawmakers and their number of sponsored motions in the second year as Mogaji Abubakar (5 motions); Abdullahi Danbaba (2 motions); Owolabi Razaq (2 motions), and Awodiji Felix (1 motion).
Others were Adetiba Raphael (1 motion); ABdulkareem Paku (1 motion); Ambali Ibrahim (1 motion); Abolarin Gabriel (1 motion); Yusuf Abdulwaheed (1 motion); Ojo Oyebode (1 motion), and Mohammad Salihu (1 motion).
It noted that the five motions sponsored by Olawoyin (Mogaji Ngeri Constituency in Ilorin West LGA) are: “Need to curb activities of illegal miners in Kwara state”; “Need to mitigate fire outbreaks during dry season”; and “Admission of His Excellency, the Governor of Kwara State and his entourage into the floor of the House”.
Others were the “Appointment of some Principal Officers and Hon. Members to usher in His Excellency, the Governor of Kwara State into the Floor of the House”; and “The need to reinvigorate enforcement of the observance of safety protocols against second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Kwara state”.
The two motions sponsored by Danbaba (Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajibe Constituency in Kaiama LGA) are: “The need to overhaul the activities of electricity distribution companies for effective and efficient service delivery”; and “The need to control high cost of food items in Kwara state”.
The two motions sponsored by Razaq (Share/Oke-Ode Constituency in Ifelodun LGA) are: “The need to put in place efficient medical waste management system for Kwara state”; and “The need for pragmatic policy to enhance consistent availability of oxygen in our hospitals in Kwara state”.
Those that sponsored only one motion weete Felix (Irepodun Consituency) – “Need To Implement The Kwara State Security Trust Fund Law, 2012”; Raphael (Ekiti Constituency) – “Need To Reposition Kwara State Staff Development College For Optimum Results”; and Paku (Ipaye Malete Oloru Consituency in Moro LGA) – “Need For Pedestrian Bridges In The City Of Ilorin, Capital Of Kwara State”.
Others are Ibrahim (Owode/Onire Constituency in Asa LGA) – “The Need To Checkmate The Importation, Production, Distribution, Sales And Consumption Of Fake And Expired Products”; Gabriel “Indiscriminate Construction Of Bumps And Speed Breakers On Roads In Kwara State”, and Gbenga (Essa/Shawo/Igboidun Constituency of Offa LGA) – “Need For Urgent Control Of Community Spread Of Covid 19 Pandemic In Kwara State”.
While Oyebode (Oke-Ogun Constituency of Oyun LGA) sponsored “Need To Construct, Reconstruct And Desilt Drainages On Our Roads”, Salihu (Okuta/Yashikira Constituency of Baruten LGA) – sponsored the “Need To Curb Indiscriminate Parking Of Vehicles And Use Of ‘No Parking’ Signs On Roads In Ilorin Metropolis”.
ENetSuD however flayed the remaining lawmakers who did not sponsor any motion to their credit during the second year, even though they participated in the debate on motions during the period in review.
