The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) otherwise called Amotekun Bill would be passed into law simultaneously by the Houses of Assembly of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States on Tuesday.
This was disclosed by the Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr. Kunle Oluomo.
In a phone interview, he said that having concluded the public hearing on Amotekun Bill a week ago and with reconciliation and harmonisation in Ibadan by Southwest Speakers, Majority leaders, Clerks of each State House of Assembly, the Attorney – Generals among others to forge a common law, it was resolved that each state Assembly should pass the Bill into law on Tuesday.
He added that when it is eventually passed by the Assembly and signed into law by Governor Dapo Abiodun, it would be translated into indigenous languages for easy understanding so that essence of it will be felt by all even in remote area of the state.
Oluomo reiterated that the bill was meant to protect the overall wellbeing of residents and investors in the State, emphasising that intelligence gathering remained the fulcrum of any effective security management.
The six Houses of Assembly in the Southwest had on Wednesday last week adopted a single legal document for the operation of the Amotekun security outfit across the region.
Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of Southwest States Bamidele Oleyelogun broke the news after a meeting of the conference with the attorneys-general from the six states in Ibadan.
Oleyelogun, who is the Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, said the uniformity of the bill would ensure synergy of operation in terms of working relationship, intelligence sharing, training and others among the Amotekun Corps in the six states of Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Ekiti.
He explained that the conference would not rest until an acceptable law, which will give full legal backing to the security outfit, is passed.
At the meeting, the speakers and AGs were able to make observations, suggestions and clear conflicting areas identified during the public hearings conducted by each state.
They did a clause-by-clause deliberation of the issues raised at public hearings.
The meeting was convened to harmonise the different suggestions, observations and criticisms into the proposed law.
At the meeting were speakers Adebo Ogundoyin (Oyo); Timothy Owoeye (Osun); Bamidele David Oleyelogun (Ondo); Mudashiru Obasa (Lagos); Funminiyi Afuye (Ekiti) and Olakunle Oluomo (Ogun).
Aside attorneys-general, the meeting also had in attendance Majority leaders, clerks of the six Houses of Assembly, directors of Legal Departments and Chairmen, House Committees on Security among other functionaries of the legislatures in the region.
The Houses of Assembly have been giving the bills accelerated consideration with a view to giving legal backing to the corps.
The Nation
