Isolo LCDA: Bills on street naming, child’s welfare pass second reading 

By Abolaji Adebayo

The bill to give Isolo local council authority the legal backing to prosecute defaulters of street naming/revalidation levy would soon be passed by the legislative arm of the council.

The bill, according to the Majority Leader, Hon. Abisodun Odusina-Adeoye has passed the second reading in the House.

If passed to law, the council authority will be able to challenge those who refuse to pay the levy in the court of law.

Another bye-law in the works is the bill on child’s rights and advance welfare.

The two bills are sponsored by the Majority Leader.

Contrary to the belief that LCDAs cannot make laws, the councillor said they equally have the jurisdiction as the LG counterparts to pass bills into bye-laws.

While speaking to ECHONEWS, Adeoye said the legislature is targeting 10 bills, explaining that if passed into bye-law, the bill on child’s rights and advanced welfare would create an avenue for the local government to collect data of all the children in Isolo, protect their rights and put their welfare packages in the scheme to be executed by successive governments.

Aside from their lawmaking function, the councillor said each of them has other projects for their various wards in addition to those executed by the council chairman.

Those projects, according to her, are sometimes scrutinised by the House before being executed by the concerned councillor.

Debunking the rumour that she initially eyed the position of the council leader, Adeoye said: “No, the present leader was the deputy leader in the 4th legislative, so we councillors adopting him as our leader is the best decision because he is capable and experienced. We are one big family.

“You know even twins born on the same day are not the same in their thinking not to talk of people from different backgrounds. But we the councillors have been very cooperative with each other.  We thank GOD for that.”