The Osun State House of Assembly on Monday, the 23rd of February, 2026, approved a bill amending certain provisions of the state’s local government law.
Reports indicate that the legislation, titled “Osun State Local Government Amendment No 2 Bill 2026”, was passed following its third reading during the Assembly’s plenary session in Osogbo.
Earlier, the Assembly’s Committee Chairman on Public Accounts, Mr Lawal Bamidele, presented the committee’s report on the bill, including proposed recommendations.
The Speaker of the House, Mr Adewale Egbedun, called for the adoption of the report, while the Majority Leader, Mr Babajide Adewumi, formally moved the motion for its approval.
Adewumi also moved the motion for the bill’s third reading, which was subsequently passed by the House.
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Following the approval, Speaker Egbedun stated that clean copies of the bill would be forwarded to Governor Ademola Adeleke for his assent.
The legislation seeks to amend the Osun State Local Government Law Cap 72 Vol. IV, Laws of Osun State 2002, along with other related provisions.
The House adjourned its sitting to the 2nd of March .