Oyo State House of Assembly

The Oyo State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government  of Oyo State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 33 members elected from the 33 local government areas of the state.[1][2]

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[3][4][5][6] Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators (Senate and House of Representatives) and governor of the state. The state assembly convenes three times a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) in the assembly complex within the state capital, Ibadan.

The current speaker of the Assembly is Adebo Ogundoyin.[7]

References
  1. "Full List: See names of Oyo House of Assembly members-elect". P.M. News. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  2. Jannah, Chijioke (2019-06-25). "What happened in Oyo Assembly on Tuesday". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. "Amotekun: Oyo Assembly passes new security outfit bill into law". 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  4. "Oyo Assembly okays Makinde's N20bn loan request". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  5. "Oyo house of assembly passes 2018 budget". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  6. "Oyo Amotekun bill passes second reading in Assembly". Businessday NG. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  7. "Oyo assembly elect speaker, deputy, others". 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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