Twenty members of the Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday boycotted plenary to protest their unpaid allowances.
Only 12, including the Speaker, Michael Adesina Adeyemo, other principal officers and few members were present.
A source said a message was circulated some days ago to notify the House of the intended boycott but some members declined.
Some of the absentee-lawmakers were seen in their offices.
It was also gathered that the move to boycott the plenary was initiated by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and supported by Labour Party and Accord members.
But, Segun Olaleye (Ibadan North II) said the governor has ordered the payment of their salaries.
Fatai Adesina, an Accord member representing Ibadan South East 1, said the boycott was purely about the lawmakers’ welfare.
He said: “You are all aware we have not been paid our salaries, our furniture allowances, we are yet to receive our official vehicles and we don’t want it to be as if these are the main reasons why we are here.We are here to serve the people.
“The boycott is a subtle way of passing a message to the governor.
“In August we used bailout funds to pay salaries and outstanding salaries, are we expecting another bailout?
“The governor has been travelling abroad at will. As I mentioned in the House last week, we had a governor who never travelled out during his tenure.
“We have another governor who did not travel more than 120 times during his tenure.
“We cannot count the number of times the governor has travelled out of the country.
“He needs to assess the situation. We can’t hide under the fact that the economy is bad and we will not be doing what is expected of us.”
The House honoured nine-year-old Miss Morufat Olawale, a pupil of ADS Primary School, Fiditi, Oyo, who emerged first in the Mathematics Olympia competition organised by the Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN).
NATION
Only 12, including the Speaker, Michael Adesina Adeyemo, other principal officers and few members were present.
A source said a message was circulated some days ago to notify the House of the intended boycott but some members declined.
Some of the absentee-lawmakers were seen in their offices.
It was also gathered that the move to boycott the plenary was initiated by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and supported by Labour Party and Accord members.
But, Segun Olaleye (Ibadan North II) said the governor has ordered the payment of their salaries.
Fatai Adesina, an Accord member representing Ibadan South East 1, said the boycott was purely about the lawmakers’ welfare.
He said: “You are all aware we have not been paid our salaries, our furniture allowances, we are yet to receive our official vehicles and we don’t want it to be as if these are the main reasons why we are here.We are here to serve the people.
“The boycott is a subtle way of passing a message to the governor.
“In August we used bailout funds to pay salaries and outstanding salaries, are we expecting another bailout?
“The governor has been travelling abroad at will. As I mentioned in the House last week, we had a governor who never travelled out during his tenure.
“We have another governor who did not travel more than 120 times during his tenure.
“We cannot count the number of times the governor has travelled out of the country.
“He needs to assess the situation. We can’t hide under the fact that the economy is bad and we will not be doing what is expected of us.”
The House honoured nine-year-old Miss Morufat Olawale, a pupil of ADS Primary School, Fiditi, Oyo, who emerged first in the Mathematics Olympia competition organised by the Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN).
NATION
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