The Ogun State House of Assembly has acknowledged the request from the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, seeking approval for the 2025-2027 State Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). This request comes ahead of the preparation of the 2025 state budget.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, formally acknowledged the Governor’s correspondence, dated August 23, 2024, during a plenary session held at the Assembly Complex in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The letter partly read: “In compliance with the relevant sections of the Ogun State Fiscal Responsibility Law, 2020 (as amended), I hereby inform the Rt. Honourable Speaker and other Honourable Members of the State House of Assembly that the Executive Council has considered and endorsed the prepared 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (i.e. 2025-2027 MTEF) for the State.
“Consequently, I seek your consideration and approval of the attached 2025-2027 State Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to facilitate the process of planning and budgeting for the year 2025 and the outer years of 2026 and 2027.”
In another development, the House Committee on Health has urged the State Government to increase funding for the health sector, aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality rates and increasing life expectancy.
The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Wahab Haruna, alongside Honourables Tella Babatunde, Yusuf Sherif, Lawal Samusideen, Fola Salami, and Odunuga Kaka, made the appeal during a meeting with a delegation from the Family Health Initiative, an advocacy working group, during their visit to the Assembly.
Other lawmakers, including Majority Leader Yusuf Sherif, Honourables Babatunde Tella, and Odunuga Kaka, also called for increased funding for the sector, emphasizing the need for health officials to adopt improved attitudes in delivering quality health services to the public.
Earlier, the Chairperson of the Family Health Initiative, Mrs. Oluwakemi Balogun, called for collaboration between the Assembly, the State Government, and public-spirited individuals in funding the health sector, with a particular focus on reducing infant and maternal mortality rates and providing family planning kits and other essential consumables.
