Ogun State - Ogun Assembly Passes New Towns Bill

[OgunState]

 In its efforts at complementing the development initiatives of the Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s administration in Ogun State, the House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to give legal backing to the creation of new towns in the state.The passage of the bill titled, “the Ogun State New Towns Law, 2013, came after the adoption of the report of the joint Committees on Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Lands and Housing as well as Special Duties which looked into the bill process”.

In his submission, the Vice Chairman of the committees, Hon. Daisi Elemide explained that the committees took a critical look at the provision of the bill before its presentation to the whole House.The bill proposed that the New Town Development Authority would be established with a governing board which would include representatives of Ministries of Housing, Works and Infrastructure, Urban and Physical Planning and that of Justice as well as three other relevant professionals from the private sector.

Part of the provision of the bill, states that the New Town Development Authority could enter into joint venture, concession or any form of public- private- partnership in furtherance of the construction and development of a new town in accordance with the guidelines stipulated by the office of the Public –Private- Partnership.In his remarks, the Speaker, Rt, Hon. Suraj Ishola Adekunbi, thanked his colleagues for ensuring a thorough work on the bill, directing that a clean copy of the bill be sent to the Governor for his assent. He later announced that the Assembly would begin a three week recess to reconvene on Tuesday, August13, 2013 at 11.00am

Via: Ogun State Government - Official Press Release

[Folami David]

Well that would give them to chance to think things through about how they'll be able to take the state to another level. Good one.