Our reportersThe Houses of Assembly in the six South-West states will on Monday, February 24, hold separate public hearings on a bill to back the South-West joint security outfit, Operation Amotekun. While the conference of the South-West speakers said a public hearing on the proposed law would hold on Monday, the status of the bill differed in the six South-West states. Ekiti Assembly passes bill, awaits gov’s assentMeanwhile, the Ekiti State House of Assembly had passed the bill on Friday. Bill scales first reading in Osun AssemblyBut the Osun State House of Assembly on Monday commenced work on the Amotekun bill. Oyo Assembly plans public hearing on WednesdayIn Oyo State, the House of Assembly may hold a public hearing on the Amotekun bill on Wednesday.

Source: Punch February 17, 2020 19:52 UTC