Ogun Assembly passes bill to regulate scavengers, waste dealers

By Adejoke Adeleye

The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill to regulate the operations of scavengers and waste dealers across the state in a bid to promote public order, environmental safety, and peaceful coexistence.

The bill, titled “HB No. 020/OG/2025 – The Scavengers and Waste Dealers Law, 2025,” was approved during Tuesday’s plenary session presided over by Speaker Oludaisi Elemide.

The passage followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Environment by its Chairman, Hon. Samsideen Lawal, who moved for its adoption.

The motion was seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Lukman Adeleye, and unanimously supported by all members through a voice vote.

The bill was subsequently considered clause by clause at the Committee of the Whole, after which the Majority Leader, Hon. Yusuf Sherrif, moved for its third reading, seconded again by Hon. Adeleye.

The Clerk of the House, Mr. Sakiru Adebakin, read the bill for the third time, completing the legislative process.

Speaker Elemide thereafter directed that a clean copy of the bill be transmitted to Governor Dapo Abiodun for his assent.

In a related development, the Assembly has invited all stakeholders connected to the now-rested Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, over reports of the continued illegal deduction of personal savings belonging to farmers who were victims of the initiative.

The Speaker issued the directive following a presentation by the Minority Leader, Hon. Lukman Adeleye, under personal explanation, citing Order 8 (47).

Adeleye requested the appearance of stakeholders before the House on Tuesday, 21st October 2025.

Adeleye explained that despite previous engagements with officials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Wema Bank, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture, and the Cassava Farmers Association, the issue remained unresolved.

He noted that several farmers who were supposed to be beneficiaries of the programme continue to experience unauthorised withdrawals from their accounts and are being held liable for loans they never received.

According to him, “Many victims are still having their personal funds withdrawn without notice, years after the programme ended. There is a need to re-invite the stakeholders to address these persistent illegal deductions.”