The Kwara State House of Assembly hereby invites Stakeholders and General Public to a public Hearing on Bill titled "Kwara State Geographical Information Service Bill, 2020”... 29-October-2020
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated His Excellency, Deputy Governor of Kwara state.... 04-August-2020
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu has extended his condolence to the family of Hon. Awolola Olumide Ayokunle 30-July-2020
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has commiserated with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kwara state........ 28-July-2020
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly has commiserated with the Kwara state government, the leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State 25-July-2020
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi Salihu has assured that the Violence Against Person’s Prohibition Bill..... 22-July-2020
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu has congratulated a former Speaker of the Assembly and prominent leader of Kwara North, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Ezekiel Yissa ..... 14-July-2020
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu has expressed grieve over the demise of Chief of Staff..... 10-July-2020
Kwara State House of Assembly has charged contractors handling state government projects to work inline with specification and time frame.... 23-June-2020
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi has called on philanthropists, wealthy individuals and corporate organizations ....... 08-June-2020
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi condoles with His Royal Highness, the Emir of Ilorin, Alh. Dr. Ibrahim Zulu-Gambari,.......... 23-May-2020
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi has sympathized with the family of Hon. Abdulwaheed Yusuf Gbenga, member representing Essa/Shawo/ Igbodun Constituency at the State Assembly over the loss of his father. ...... 14-May-2020
Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to as a matter of urgency renovate and upgrade all state owned hospitals with state of the art equipment for improved healthcare delivery in the state. 03-April-2020
Kwara State House of Assembly has passed four Amendment Bills to drive best practices in the education sector and Local Government administration in the state...... 05-March-2020
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad has described the legislative arm of government as an effective tool of fighting corruption in the country. 04-March-2020
As part of measures to avert incessant rainstorms in Kwara state, the State House of Assembly has called on both State and Local Government Councils in the state to resuscitate tree planting policy.
31-January-2019
The Kwara State House of Assembly, has invited the State Commissioner
for Health Alhaji Usman Rifun and that of Economic Planning ,Alh Abdul Waheed Adewale, over non inclusion of one percent Consolidated Revenue Fund of the state, for the state Health Insurance Scheme.
The Kwara State House of Assembly, has invited the State Commissioner
for Health Alhaji Usman Rifun and that of Economic Planning ,Alh Abdul Waheed Adewale, over non inclusion of one percent Consolidated Revenue Fund of the state, for the state Health Insurance Scheme.
31-January-2019
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, to as a matter of urgency set machinery in motion to ensure implementation of all laws passed by the House to further enhance the wellbeing of the people of the state.
30-March-2018
A Bill seeking to allow for the suspension of payment of Pension to former Governors and Deputy Governors during any period they hold a Political or Public office has been passed into law by the Kwara State House of Assembly. 13-March-2018
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has appealed to the state government to hasten the take off of the operations of Physical Planning Authority and the Development Control Agency to control illegal land development and hasten the restoration of Ilorin masterplan.
08-March-2018
Kwara State House of Assembly has formally passed a Bill to give Local Governments Financial Autonomy and other Bills of the Fourth Alteration of the 1999 Constitution to bring the number of the Bills considered and passed on the 1999 Constitution Amendment to 15.
08-March-2018
The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed a Bill for a law expanding areas where manufacturing, sales and consumption of liquor are prohibited in Ilorin Metropolis. 08-March-2018
The Kwara State House of Assembly has mandated its Committee on Education and Human Capital Development to ensure that the N450m allocated for accreditation and reaccreditation of courses in the state owned tertiary institutions, in the 2018 budget, is released latest next week to the affected tertiary institutions. 08-March-2018
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has pledged to Kwarans that the legislature would within the next 3 months promulgate a law that would curb kidnapping, ritual killings, sales of human parts and other related vices in the state. 06-March-2018
A Private member Bill for a law to prohibit unlawful dealing in human parts, prescribe stiffer punishments passed through Second Reading at the floor of the House.
06-March-2018
Worried by the inability of most Local Government Councils in Nigeria, to meet their obligations, the Kwara State House of Assembly, has called on all 16 Local Government Councils in the State, to embark on aggressive farming to improve their socio- economic wellbeing. 06-March-2018
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to award the contract for the reconstruction of Alagbado bridge in Ilorin, to alleviate hardship being faced by road users in the Metropolis. 09-December-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly, has directed the state Ministry of Works and Transport and the state Road Maintainance Agency, to repair Offa Garage-- Asa Dam road within 10 days. 29-November-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to resuscitate subventions to its tertiary institutions of learning and ensure prompt payment of teachers salaries to enhance quality of education in the state. 09-November-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Ministries of Works and Transport and Environment as well as the State Road Maintenance Agency to restore sanity on all roads especially on setbacks and walkways in the state capital.
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Ministries of Works and Transport and Environment as well as the State Road Maintenance Agency to restore sanity on all roads especially on setbacks and walkways in the state capital.
08-November-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly, on Thursday passed two major bills that are expected to have significant impact on the wellbeing on the down trodden and people with Disabilities in the state. 06-November-2017
Activities were literally halted last Thursday when movers and shakers of Nigeria converged on Shehu Musa Yar'adua Centre in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to grace the public presentation of a book written in honour of the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad. AHMED 'LATEEF reports. 05-November-2017
The Kwara House of Assembly has vowed to sanction individuals, or Organisation found guilty of misappropriation of assets and liabilities belonging to Kwara Government, under the care of the state owned Harmony Holdings Limited. 05-November-2017
I give thanks to Almighty Allah, to whom all honour and glory is due. I thank this ennobling profession of ours, the legal profession, that has taught me the value of service to society. I thank the author of this book, Oluseyi Adetanmi, Esq., whom I can only describe as a determined and tenacious lawyer, and whom, although I later know him to be our secret admire, I never met until the birthing of this book project. 05-November-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has been described as peoples Assembly, whose focus is to ensure quality representation, to make democracy more meaningful to the down trodden. 05-November-2017
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has commended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State,for ensuring that 50% of the Chairmanship candidates in the November Local Government Council elections in the State are women and Youth. 05-November-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has commended the state government, stakeholders and Traditional Rulers of Offa and Erin-Ile Communities for quick intervention in ensuring amicable resolution of the recent incident in the area.
05-November-2017
Kwara State House of Assembly has summoned management of some Hotels and other Hospitality centers in Ilorin ,the state capital to appear before it on Tuesday,15th August, 2017 over allegations that they run Strippers Clubs within their premises 17-August-2017
Kwara State House of Assembly has pledged to pass the "Not Too Young To Run Bill" once the Constitution Amendment process gets to the State Houses of Assembly level. 10-August-2017
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad says for most States, Local Government Councils and Youths in the Country to be self sustaining and attain food security they must key into the farming. 09-August-2017
The National Union of teachers (NUT) has commended the Kwara State House of Assembly for its commitment towards providing immediate and permanent solutions to the payment of teachers salaries. 04-August-2017
Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly in their Tuesday Plenary extolled the virtues of the House Leader and member representing Essa/Shawo/Igbodun Constituency, Hon Hassan Oyeleke, who bagged Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) Honoris Causa of University Commonwealth London last Friday in Dubai. 04-August-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved that the state should access N1bn credit facility under the Anchor borrowers programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 04-August-2017
In an attempt to rid the state of crimes and criminalities, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has pledged the House commitment to the state Police Command to achieve success in that regard. 26-July-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed an amendment on a Bill seeking to include Attorney General on the Governing Council of Abubakar Sola Saraki University, on the ground that the University's Governing Council has been empowered by the principal law, vesting the power to do so, in the Statute of the Institution. 24-July-2017
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad says inspite of consensus building around the local government having its autonomy, measures must be put in place to remove primary school teachers' salaries in the councils' list. 20-July-2017
As part of measures to prevent flood related disaster in Kwara State, the State House of Assembly has resolved to invite the State Commissioner for Environment and Forestry to brief it on the state's preparedness in forestalling flooding in the State. 13-July-2017
Hon. Colleagues,
It is with pleasure that I welcome us back from the Ramadan and Eid-l-Fitr recess. Today is unique as it commemorates the second anniversary of the 8th legislature and ushers in its third session, the second to the last in the life span of this Assembly.
12-July-2017
Stakeholders in Regional and Urban Planning have identified weak institutions, unprofessional conduct s and obsolete laws as causes of slums, haphazard... 29-May-2017
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad has charged Northern States Speakers to be wary of the content of the extract model of the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill , pending before many state Houses of Assembly. 23-May-2017
Courtesy:
I am highly delighted to be in your midst on this important occasion of the Public Hearing on Town and Country planning (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and Urban and Regional Planning and Development Bill, 2017. 23-May-2017
A Bill for a Law to fast track Administration of Criminal Justice in all Courts in Kwara State has passed through Second Reading at the floor of the House of Assembly. 22-May-2017
ADDRESS BY RT. HON. (DR) ALI AHMAD, HON. SPEAKER KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE KWARA STATE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGENCY BILL 20-May-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on government agencies, government Contractors to begin to patronise made in Nigeria products, especially, electrical products of MAMMCOL owned by an indigenous Kwaran, to promote the industry. 15-May-2017
The People of Kwara State, irrespective of political affiliation, have been urged to actively participate in a densely legislative week in the history of legislature in the state. 13-May-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly is to critically look into the non payment of Pension and gratuities to Pensioners of Local Government in the State, with a view to addressing their grievances. 11-May-2017
The Conference of Speakers in Nigeria says granting of autonomy to State Houses of Assembly and Local Government Councils in the Country will go a long way in strengthening the nation's democracy and make it more meaningful to average Nigerians... 10-May-2017
As part of concerted efforts by the Kwara State House of Assembly to halt illegal mining in the State, the Legislature has constituted a Seven man Ad- Hoc Committee to assist in proffering enduring solutions to the menace of illegal mining in the State. 10-May-2017
The Kwara House of Assembly on Wednesday called for the resuscitation of sporting activities in all primary and secondary schools in the state. 13-April-2017
As the nation continues to witness economic recession, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has stressed the need for Nigerians to support local manufacturers by patronising locally made products and de-emphasise the craze for foreign goods. 22-March-2017
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has tasked the Federal Government to ensure adequate funding of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) 16-March-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has given the state government the nod to procure 20,000 metric tonnes of NPK fertilizer for distribution to peasant farmers in the state. 16-March-2017
Hon. Colleagues, you will recall that the proposed appropriation bill 2017, was laid by His Excellency, Alh. (Dr.) Abdulfatah Ahmed, before this Hon House on 29th of December 2016 12-March-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has restated its determination in ensuring that,the state government explores its vast mineral and agricultural resources,as means of making the state self- sustaining. 07-March-2017
Courtesies
I am highly honoured and delighted to be part of this success story of the investiture of your President who will preside over the affairs 22-February-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has sought for further clarification on the state's Light Up Kwara Project before it can appropriate fund for the Project in 2017 budget. 17-February-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Finance and Appropriation to allocate funds for Bursary and Scholarship for indigent students in this Year's budget. 09-February-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called for increased participation of professionals and members of the public in the budget process of the State House of Assembly to ensure an all inclusive budget for the State... 02-February-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Judiciary to thoroughly investigate the impersonation of Kwarans during recruitment into the Nigerian Army, to check the trend... 01-February-2017
The Kwara State House of Assembly says it will raise the bar of good governance in the state in the new year to further make democratic governance more meaningful to the people of the state... 27-January-2017
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has congratulated Nigerians for the new year, emphasising the need to come 24-January-2017
The Kwara state Government has been enjoined to establish State Local Content Development Agency in accordance with the Kwara state Local Content Law 2012 01-January-2017
The State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to use N5b received from the refund from the Federal Government to settle backlog of salaries of staff of Local Government Councils, Tertiary Institutions, State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB) state owned Parastatals and Pensioners to make life meaningful for them... 20-December-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly under the leadership of the Speaker Dr Ali Ahmad has passed 10 Bills into law, since its inauguration 18 months ago 14-December-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has granted approval for the State Government to access the N1billion CBN Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme facility from the Union Bank PLC. 12-December-2016
A Bill for a law to Establish the Office for Disability Affairs:
(Sponsored by Hon. Aishat Bodunrin Ibrahim and Hon. Abdulrafiu Abdulrahman)
08-December-2016
The Kwara State Government has been urged to recruit more personnel for the State Road Traffic Management Agency, to enable it extend its Services to other major towns and Cities in the State. 06-December-2016
The Kwara state State Government has been urged to ensure that the #600m approved by the Federal government on Kaiama - Kishi road Project is accessed to make the Contractor handling the road project returns to site immediately. 01-December-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly says members unanimously rejected executive bill titled "Kwara State Public Infrastructure Maintenance Support Levy" at the first reading stage to avoid unnecessary burden, on the people of the state. 30-November-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed appropriate Ministry to liaise with various Companies in the State with a view to defining their respective corporate social responsibility 26-November-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to intervane in ensuring that Oke Kura Federal Medium Prison Yard is decongested to forestall attempted jail break and other unforseen circumstances. 25-November-2016
The Kwara State House Assembly has urged the State Government to as a matter of priority insert and disburse N500m as bursary to students of State Origin in 2017 budget... 22-November-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved the Joint Revenue Committee policy directing all citizens of the state to apply for the new Centralized Citizenship Certificate as the need arises. 20-November-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has been charged to give priority attention to the plight of widows and the vulnerable by establishing Poverty Alleviation Office in the state. 18-November-2016
The Kwara House of Assembly has confirmed the establishment of the State Infrastructural fund (IF-K) for execution of capital projects under the Public Private Partnership Structure in the state.... 15-November-2016
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has congratulated the management and players of Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club for their efforts and doggedness in ensuring that the team gain promotion back to the Nigerian Professional Football League... 11-November-2016
The Kwara State Government has been urged to as a matter of necessity reward excellence in all endeavors to ensure improved performance.
10-November-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed the state Internal Revenue Service to immediately withdraw letter of recertification of State of Origin written to various higher institutions in the State... 08-November-2016
The Kwara State Government has been urged to make provision in the 2017 budget for installation of about 105 transformers distributed to communities... 04-November-2016
Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the National Assembly members from the State and the State Government to intervene and ensure that the North Central Zonal Headquarters of National Health lnsurance Scheme (NHIS) was not relocated out of the state... 03-November-2016
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has disclosed that the State Assembly would soon pass a bill on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities... 03-November-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to comply with the requirements of the relevant laws on the establishment of Kwara State Infrastructure Fund(IF-K)... 03-November-2016
The Kwara State Government has been urged to ensure prompt payment of teachers' salary at all levels in the state to further enhance the well-being of teachers in the state.... 03-November-2016
Following the request of the Kwara State Governor seeking the extension of the tenure of Offa Local Government Council, the State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of the affected council for another two months .
03-November-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the State Ministry of Works and Transport not to compromise standard in the execution of the bridges and road projects to prevent unnecessary loss of lives and property in the state... 03-November-2016
The Kwara State Government has been urged to give approval for the development of Offa Township Stadium and make provision for it in the 2017 budget... 03-November-2016
The Kwara State Government has been urged to implement various reports on the State owned Colleges of Education Oro with a view to salvaging the institution from the of verge of collapse. 23-October-2016
The Kwara State Governor Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed has been urged to set up a hall of fame standing Committee that will examine meaningful contributions of Kwarans who should be conferred with honours to serve as impetus to others. 19-May-2016
In view of persistent flooding of Mandate along New Yidi Road in Ilorin Metropolis, the Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state Ministry of Works and Transport to inspect the drainage along the new yidi road.... 19-May-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to make the nation's Border Community Development Agency functional with a view to check mating security lapses and ensure provision of basic infrastructure for the affected communities to give them a sense of belonging. 12-May-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed the State Ministry of Health to extend its monitoring activity to private hospitals in the State, to ensure qualitative healthcare delivery service.
12-May-2016
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has said that Nigerian workers' contribution to the development of the country could not be over-emphasised, stressing that they deserve the very best from their various employees. 04-May-2016
In view of the dwindling revenue allocation of the Kwara State Government and the need to block all loopholes in the revenue profile of the state as well as tackle the menace of cultism in the State, the State House of Assembly has passed three important bills into law. 02-May-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly is to give necessary legal backing to the State's Education reform agenda to justify the huge investment in the state education sector.
29-April-2016
Three Business Managers of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company IBEDC have been directed to appear before the Kwara State House of Assembly Committee on Energy, Works and Transport to explain causes of erratic power supply and over billing of consumers in the State. 26-April-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has expressed its frustration over the indiscriminate parking of vehicles and construction of shops on road setbacks in Ilorin metropolis....
23-April-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly, on Thursday summoned officials of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry over indiscriminate felling of tress in the state....
23-April-2016
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state Governor Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed to consider the re construction of the the deadly Ohan and Moro bridges along Ilorin- Igbeti- Kishi- Kaiama road through a refund measure approach from the Fedral Government to savage the People of the Area from being totally cut off from the rest of the state. 23-April-2016
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Dr Ali Ahmad has pledged the House preparedness towards supporting the state government drive to improve the state economy through culture and tourism.... 21-April-2016
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has disclosed that the State government has earmarked about N1 billion for the completion of Ilorin phase II water reticulation project... 26-March-2016