Oyo State Assembly steps down list of nominees

The Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday asked Governor Abiola Ajimobi to re-present the list of nominees for the State Independent Electoral (OYSIEC) Commission and the Judicial Service Commission.

The two commissions are some of the five statutory boards whose nominees must be sanctioned by the House.
The House said the nominees were not approved by it before their names were announced on the radio on Wednesday.
The House directed the executive to reverse the announcement, pending when all encumbrances would be resolved.
Ajimobi presented the lists to the House last December during the 2012 budget presentation, but the lawmakers stepped down discussions on the two lists because former members of the commissions were in court to challenge the legality or otherwise of their dissolution.
Also yesterday, the lawmakers passed a resolution for the establishment of sick bays manned by qualified nurses in public primary and secondary schools.
The motion was sponsored by Mr Rafiu Adekunle representing Saki West and supported by a majority of the lawmakers.