The bill, titled 'Osun State High Court and Customary Court of Appeal Registrars, Secretary to the State Judicial Council, State Counsels in the Ministry of Justice, State Magistrates and District Customary Courts’ Presidents Retirement Age Bill, 2023', was passed during a plenary session at the assembly complex in Osogbo.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Adewale Egbedun, announced that the final version of the bill would be prepared and presented to Governor Ademola Adeleke for his approval. Egbedun expressed his gratitude to his colleagues for their handling of the 2024 budget presentation and defence.
Throughout an 11-day budget defence exercise, 90 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) appeared before the House Committee on Budget and Appropriation, chaired by Mr Saheed Fatunmise.
The final group of MDAs to present before the committee on Monday included the Osun Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and the Osun East, Osun West, and Osun Central Education District Offices.