Osun legislature not rubber stamp — Deputy Speaker insists

The Deputy Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Akinyode Oyewusi, has dismissed claims that the legislature successful the authorities operates arsenic a rubber stamp of the executive.

Oyewusi besides said the legislature remains a captious instauration successful shaping Nigeria’s democracy.

The Deputy Speaker made the remarks portion speaking astatine the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Osun State Council Guest Platform themed “The Role of Legislature successful Shaping Democracy successful Nigeria”, on Wednesday in Osogbo.

Represented by his media aide, Segun Amure, helium accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of undermining the independency of section councils successful the state.

Addressing the contented of section authorities autonomy, the Deputy Speaker said “the medication of Olagunsoye Oyinlola allowed section governments to run freely”, but alleged that “autonomy was eroded nether the enactment of Rauf Aregbesola done the instauration of the Joint Accounts Committee (JAC).”

According to him, “the centralisation of section authorities medication done JAC efficaciously weakened grassroots governance, adding that nary authorities successful Nigeria...