The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality while promoting safe motherhood and reproductive health rights in the state.
The legislation, titled “H.B. No. 036/OG/2026 – Ogun State Safe Termination of Pregnancy Law, 2026”, also provides for conditions under which pregnancy may be safely terminated in line with legal indications.
The bill was passed during Thursday’s plenary at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, presided over by the Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide.
According to a statement issued by the Clerk of the House, the passage followed the presentation of a report by the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Wahab Haruna.
Haruna moved for the adoption of the committee’s report, with the motion seconded by the Chief Whip, Omobola Bakare. The lawmakers subsequently adopted the report through a voice vote and considered the bill clause by clause before the Committee of the Whole House.
The motion for the bill’s third reading was later moved by Babatunde Tella and seconded by Lukman Adeleye. It received unanimous support through a voice vote.
The Clerk/Head of Legislative Service, Sakiru Adabakin, thereafter read the bill for the third time before the lawmakers.
Following its passage, the Speaker directed that a clean copy be forwarded to Governor Dapo Abiodun for assent.
Four other bills also passed first reading during the sitting. They include the Gender Balance in Political and Public Offices Bill, 2026; Group Liability for Offences of Violence, Extortion and Secret Societies (GLOVES) Bill, 2026; Victims’ Rights Bill, 2026; and Ogun State Human Sacrifice Prevention and Prohibition Bill, 2026.
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Assembly Converts Former Deputy Speaker’s Impeachment To Resignation
Meanwhile, the 10th Assembly resolved to convert the removal of a former Deputy Speaker of the 9th Legislature, Dare Kadiri, to a resignation.
Kadiri, who represented Ijebu North II Constituency, was removed from office in March 2021 following allegations of gross misconduct.
His removal was announced by the then Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, after an ad hoc committee set up to investigate the allegations found him culpable.
However, the Assembly’s decision followed an appeal by Kadiri seeking to have his impeachment and removal as Deputy Speaker converted to a voluntary resignation.
Presenting the Committee of the Whole House’s report on the appeal, Chief Whip Omobola Bakare said the committee met on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, to consider Kadiri’s request.
The lawmakers noted that the appeal “was not with the intention of revisiting the circumstances that led to the impeachment, apportioning blame, playing politics or attempting to establish his innocence regarding the issues of that time. Rather, he made the appeal as a former member of this respected House, who wishes to bring that chapter of his public service to a peaceful and dignified conclusion”.
Bakare subsequently moved for the adoption of the report, with Bisi Oyedele seconding the motion. Other lawmakers supported it through a voice vote.