ODHA approves N1.5b agric devt fund
… passes 5 bills
By Jubril Bada
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Ondo State House of Assembly has approved the State Executive Council request to draw the One billion, five hundred million naira Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) facility for agricultural activities in the state.
The request for approval of the fund was contained in the message from the Governor of the State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to the House.
Moving the motion during the plenary session, the Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Olusegun Araoyinbo representing Akoko Northwest constituency 2, said Ondo State being an agrarian state will be able to provide more job opportunities through the fund for its citizenry.
Seconding the motion, the Deputy Chief Whip, Mr. Sunday Olajide, said the fund is meant for agricultural development and benefit of the people in the state.
He noted that the repayment of the fund would not be a problem to the government due to its one digit interest.
Olajide explained that if necessary facilities for agricultural development could be purchased possessed through the fund saying it will bring about accelerated development the state’s agricultural sector and other sectors of the economy.
Lawmakers at the plenary session unanimously agreed that the motion be passed.
While approving the fund, the Speaker, Mr. Bamidele Oleyelogun, was optimistic that the fund in line with its advantages will make roads linking to farms in the state motorable for farmers to transport their farms’ products to towns.
During the plenary session, five bills were passed into laws .
The bills included: State legislative funds management bill, 2019; a bill for a law to provide for the management of funds of the state judiciary and for other related matters and a bill for a law to provide for the establishment of Consumer Protection Agency in the state.
Others are: a bill for a law to amend the State University of Medical Sciences law 2014 to integrate the State School of Nursing and Midwifery, Akure and allied matters and the State House of Assembly Service Commission (establishment) bill, 2019.
In separate submissions of reports on State legislative funds management bill, 2019 and a bill for a law to provide for the management of funds of the state judiciary for consideration, the Chairman House Ad-hoc Committee on Autonomy, Mr. Maito Jamiu, said the bills will grant the two arms of government financial independence to discharge their statutory functions without fears.
