*Confirms Judicial Service Commission members
From Taiye Joseph, Ilorin
The Kwara State House of Assembly, recently moved to tighten regulations on charcoal production in the state by approving the first reading of an amendment bill seeking stiffer penalties for offenders.
The bill, tagged Charcoal Production (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill 2025, was sponsored by Hon. Omotosho Rasaq (Isin) and seconded by Hon. Mohammed Salihu (Okuta/Yashikira).
The bill seeks to review the existing law under CAP C8, with emphasis on increasing fines and punishments for illegal production and related offences.
Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi Salihu, who presided over the plenary, directed that copies of the bill be circulated to members and referred it to the House Committee on Business and Rules for further legislative action.
In a related development, the Assembly screened and confirmed four nominees forwarded by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for appointment into the Kwara State Judicial Service Commission. Those confirmed include Monde Aliu Umar (Kaiama), Titus Olasupo Ashaolu (Oke-Ero), Lawal Victor Jimoh (Ilorin South), and Dr. Saliu Ajia (Ilorin West).
“The nominees have been found worthy and capable of contributing to the growth of the state’s judicial system,” the Speaker declared before directing the Clerk of the House to formally communicate the confirmation to the governor.
The plenary also received visitors from the University of Ilorin’s Postgraduate Legislative Unit and Eagles Foundation for Humanity, who observed proceedings from the gallery.
