Fayose signs budget passed by seven PDP lawmakers into law Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose on Friday signed into law the 2015 Budget passed by seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members of the House of Assembly. Fayose also signed three other bills into law, one of which was the Ekiti State Peace Corps (Repeal) Law which scraps the grassroots security outfit established by the Dr. Kayode Fayemi administration. The remaining laws which received Fayose’s assent are the Ekiti State Change of Official Logo (Amendment) 2014 and Grant of Pensions (Amendment) 2014. The governor had on December 15 presented a budget of N80.774 billion to the seven PDP lawmakers who jerked up the budget to N80.9 billion which was endorsed by the state chief executive. The PDP faction carried out the act in the absence of 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers who maintain that the embattled Speaker, Dr. Adewale Omirin remains the head of the legislature and not factional Speaker Dele Olugbemi. Speaking after giving his assent to the bills, Fayose explained that the 2015 Budget focuses on civil servants, education, citizens’ empowerment, health and overall development of the state. He said the peace corps was scrapped because the motive for its establishment by the outgone administration was suspicious. Fayose added that the grant of pension law was amended to give pension to former governors and their deputies saying ex-leaders like Chief Segun Oni and other who served in that capacities are now beneficiaries.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 06:46:24 +0000
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