The Osun State House of Assembly has commenced legislative proceedings on the proposed conversion of Osun State General Hospital, Ilesa into the University of Ilesa Teaching Hospital.
The development followed the presentation of a communication from Governor Ademola Adeleke by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, notifying the House of his administration's intention to convert the hospital into the University of Ilesa Teaching Hospital.
According to Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, the bill, when passed into law will facilitate the full accreditation of Medicine, Surgery, Nursing and Physiotherapy programmes, as well as attract qualified professors, consultants and resident doctors to the institution.
Also during the plenary, a private member's bill sponsored by the Chief Whip, Hon. Olawale Akerele, representing Ilesa West State Constituency, titled Osun State House of Assembly Service Commission Consolidation and Harmonisation Bill, 2026 was introduced.
The bill, when passed into law is aimed at producing a single, concise legal document for the Commission by merging all existing laws, rules and circulars governing its operations into one comprehensive law.
Under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, the Chief Whip, Hon. Olawale Akerele, commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for the construction of the dual-carriageway roundabout through Breweries Road in Ilesa.
Thereafter, the University of Ilesa Teaching Hospital Establishment Bill, 2026, and the Osun State House of Assembly Service Commission Consolidation and Harmonisation Bill, 2026, scaled first reading.
The Speaker enjoined his colleagues to study the bills thoroughly in preparation for their legislative consideration and policy implications.
Similarly, the Osun State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency Bill, 2026, scaled second reading and was subsequently committed to the House Committee on Innovation, Science and Technology for further scrutiny with a directive to report back to the House within one week.
(Aitpowernews)
