Former Deputy Speaker, Popoola Chairs Osun Assembly Women Affairs Committee

A male lawmaker, Popoola Simeon Olufemi was on Tuesday named the Chairman, Osun State House of Assembly Committee on Women and Children Affairs.

Popoola, the lawmaker representing Boripe/Boluwaduro state constituency was the Deputy Speaker of the 7th Assembly.

The former deputy speaker is the only opposition lawmaker in the 26-member parliament.

The composition of the committees for the 8th Assembly, was announced during the plenary, by the Speaker, Adewale Egbedun.

The Assembly is populated by only males.

According to Egbedun, the committee chairmen are: House Rules and Business: Adewumi Kofoworola, Industrial Relation: Olayiwola Taofeek, Finance and Appropriation: Fatunmise Saheed, Media and Public Enlightenment: Oladimeji Adekunle.

Public Account: Lawal Bamidele; Land, Physical Planning and Urban Development :Adeoti Olalekan, Environment and Sanitation: Ogundare Folorunso Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions and Legal Matters: Kanmi Ajibola, Agriculture and Food Security Olatunbosun Oladimeji, Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Empowerment: Araoye Ebenezer, Health :Abiodun Kasope, Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism: Rabiu Adesina, House Service Matters: Akerele Olawale, Education: Oderinwale Elisha, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs: Asagade Olujinmi.

Others are Public Works and Transport: Abiola Waheed, Regional Integration and Special Duties: Ogunrinade Rotimi, Youth, Sports and Special Needs: Awoyeye Jeremiah, Women and Children Affairs: Popoola Simeon, Water Resources and Energy Ajibola Olaide, Rural and Community Development: Akinloye Sikiru, Security and Inter-parliamentary: Adeyemi Tajudeen and Legislative Compliance: Ibrahim Olanrewaju.

Some of the lawmakers who made the list as chairpersons of committee are: Hon. Kofoworola Babajide Adewunmi (Statutory/Standing Committee), Hon. Fatunmise Olumide Saheed (Finance & Appropriation), Hon. Lawal Bamidele Rasheed (Public Account), Hon. Ogundare Folorunsho (Environmental and Sanitation), Hon. Olatubosun Oladiran Oyewole (Agriculture & Food Security), Hon. Araoye Sanmi Ebenezer (Commerce, Industry, Cooperative and Empowerment), Hon. Abolarin Kasope Ajibade (Health), Hon. Olayiwola Taofeeq Olalekan ( Industrial Relation, Human Resources and Capital Building), Hon. Oladimeji Adekunle Emmanuel (Media and Public Affairs), Hon. Adeoti Lawrence Olalekan (Lands, Physical Planning & Urban Development).

Others are Hon. Kanmi Ajibola (Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petition & Legal Matters), Hon. Rabiu Adesina Atanda (Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism), Hon. Akerele Olawale Oladipo (House Matters, Ethics and Privileges), Hon. Oderinwale Elisha Akinyemi (Education), Hon. Asagade Olujimi Adedotun (Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters).

The rest are; Hon. Abiola Waheed Ibrahim (Works & Transport), Hon. Ogunriande Rotimi Adesola ( Regional Integration & Special Duties), Hon. Awoyeye Abiola Jeremiah (Youths, Sports & Special Needs), Hon. Simeon Olufemi Popoola ( Women & Children Affairs), Hon. Ajibola Olaide Kolawole ( Water Resources & Energy), Hon. Adeyemi Adewumi (Innovation, Science & Technology), Hon. Adeyemi Tajudeen Akinlola ( Security& Inter-Parliamentary Relations) and Hon. Ibrahim Afeez Abiodun (Legislative Compliance).

In another development, Osun State Disability Protection Bill 2023 and Osun State Illegal Mining Prohibition Bill 2023 passed through first reading at the floor of the parliament.

However, the Policy Thrust of Osun State Local Content Bill 2023 was highlighted by Majority Leader, Kofoworola Babajide.

He noted that the bill would help to gather data and help to increase internal generated revenue for the state.He added that the bill would improve the welfare of the citizens.