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Ondo Assembly passes N16bn OSOPADEC appropriation bill

The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the N16 billion Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) appropriation bill for 2024.

The appropriation bill sent to the House of Assembly by the state governor, Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, allocated N3 billion for recurrent expenditure and N13 billion for the capital expenditure for the year.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Clerk of the House of Assembly, Mr Benjamin Jayeola, presented the bill for third reading before its passage by the lawmakers.

Mr Oluwatoyin Allen, APC/Ese-Odo, who submitted a joint report of the House Committee on OSOPADEC and Committee on Finance and Appropriation, said that inputs of stakeholders were included in the report.

Allen, who is the Chairman of the House’s Committee on OSOPADEC, …
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