Tunde Sanni
1 January 2009
Ibadan — Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, yesterday signed the 2009 Appropriation Bill, in the presence of the state executive and legislative members.
Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Honourable Moroof Atilola, shortly before the signing,said that additional N8.1billion was added to the initial budget, following requests from ministries and parastatals and in consideration of yearnings of the people of the state.
Atilola said it would be the first time the legislative arm would break the record of passing the budget within a record time.
Alao-Akala had presented a budget of N128.1billion to the Assembly on November 20, 2008, and was jerked up to N128.1billion by the lawmakers on passage.
He told the gathering consisting of two former governors of the state and leading political chieftains in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that his government has been able to put smiles on the faces of the people.
He commended the lawmakers for early passage of the bill, promised to make lives more comfortable for them, and assured that no sacrifice would be too great or small to pay to sustain the peace which had been reigning between the two arms of government.
He said, "if I did not do it, you would not be able to work well. No doubts there were differences, but I'm very proud of you for the understanding you have shown to resolve it without letting it leak to our friends in the media.
"There is no price we cannot pay for peace. As for us, we can pay any price for the peace we enjoy in the state to continue," he said, and warned trouble makers and rumour peddlers to steer clear of his administration and the state, hinting that he has put all security agencies at alert.
"We are ready for them. We will continue to ensure safety of lives and property in the state. Those who want to cause trouble or disturb the peace we have been enjoying should think twice. I have told security people to be ready for them in the coming year," he said, and thanked the legislative arm of the state for the way it had been dealing with the executive since inception of the administration.
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