1st June, 2011
Thirty three years after it was last reviewed, the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko on Wednesday at the State’s weekly Executive Council meeting gave accent to a law empowering the State’s Attorney-General to prepare a new and revised edition of the Laws of Ondo State.
While signing the bill into law, Governor Mimiko said that the last time a similar exercise was last done in 1978 saying that with his accent, there would now be ample opportunity to update those laws contained in the volumes of Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006 and for other connected or ancillary purposes.
To him, this was an idea whose time had come in order for the state to be abreast with current trends in law.
The state House of Assembly had earlier passed the bill for the revised edition of the laws of Ondo State for the accent of the Governor.
Similarly, Governor Mimiko equally restated his commitment to taking decisions that would benefit the majority of the people of the state with an admonition to members of the state Executive Council to rededicate themselves to the service of the people.
The Governor stated this during the dedication of the newly rehabilitated state Executive Council Chambers of his office in Akure, the state capital.
The weekly state executive council meetings, in the last three months, had been held inside the Banquet Hall of the Government House in order to pave way for the renovation of the Council Chambers.
Wednesday’s weekly council meeting was held in the new council chambers, shortly after its dedication by Elder Tunde Adesida, who was joined by Bishop Michael Ipinmoye of the Anglican Communion and Pastor Sanya Kolajo of the Redeemed Chrisman Church of God Province IV Akure.
According to Dr Mimiko, his administration had embarked on renovation and rehabilitation of the Secretariat.