{"id":176538,"date":"2025-08-28T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/oyo-assembly-calls-apcs-shittu-absentee-lawmaker"},"modified":"2025-08-28T23:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:37:12","slug":"oyo-assembly-calls-apcs-shittu-absentee-lawmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/oyo-assembly-calls-apcs-shittu-absentee-lawmaker","title":{"rendered":"Oyo Assembly Calls APC’s Shittu Absentee Lawmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lawmakers in the Oyo State House of Assembly have described one of their colleagues, Ibraheem Shittu, as an absentee lawmaker.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers noted that Shittu rarely attends plenary sessions.<\/p>\n

They made these assertions in a statement jointly signed by the Majority Leader, Sanjo Adedoyin, and the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Media, Public Affairs and ICT, Waheed Akintayo.<\/p>\n

The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Thursday in Ibadan, the state capital.<\/p>\n

Shittu, who represents Saki West State Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had on Wednesday raised the alarm that the Assembly had secretly approved a loan of three hundred billion naira for Governor Seyi Makinde.<\/p>\n

The APC lawmaker claimed that he was not informed about the meeting.<\/p>\n

Shittu, in the statement obtained by DAILY POST, also said that the loan was approved while members were on recess.<\/p>\n

But Adedoyin and Akintayo, in their joint statement, described Shittu\u2019s claims as misleading.<\/p>\n

The duo, both members of the state\u2019s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said the alarm raised by Shittu reflected his complete disconnect from legislative responsibilities.<\/p>\n

They described the APC lawmaker as an absentee legislator who rarely attends plenaries.<\/p>\n

They maintained that Shittu\u2019s attendance at plenary sessions is poor compared to others, and further claimed he is the least active member of the 10th Assembly.<\/p>\n

In the statement issued on behalf of the Assembly, they argued that the APC lawmaker has failed his constituents and betrayed the legislative mandate entrusted to him.<\/p>\n

According to the statement: \u201cHis absence extended to all previous oversight duties and committee assignments, where his contributions are either non-existent or irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n

They concluded by advising him to redirect his energy towards becoming a functional legislator.<\/p>\n

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