The Ogun State House of Assembly has resolved to pardon former Deputy Speaker of the 9th Legislature, Hon. Dare Kadiri, while also passing the Ogun State Safe Termination of Pregnancy Law, 2026.
The decisions were taken during the Assembly’s plenary on Thursday at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, under the leadership of Speaker Oludaisi Elemide.
The pregnancy termination bill, with the short title “H.B. No. 036/OG/2026 – Ogun State Safe Termination of Pregnancy Law, 2026,” seeks to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, promote safe motherhood and reproductive health rights, and establish conditions for the safe termination of pregnancy in accordance with specified legal indications.
The bill was considered clause-by-clause by the Committee of the Whole House before its third reading. It was subsequently passed through a voice vote, after which the Clerk and Head of Legislative Service, Sakiru Adabakin, read it for the third time.
The Speaker directed that a clean copy of the bill be transmitted to Governor Dapo Abiodun for his assent. The passage followed earlier legislative consideration and stakeholder consultations on the proposed legislation.
In a separate development, the 10th Assembly approved the conversion of Kadiri’s impeachment and removal as Deputy Speaker to a voluntary resignation.
Kadiri, who represented Ijebu North II Constituency, was removed from office in March 2021 following allegations of gross misconduct. An ad hoc committee had investigated the allegations before his removal was pronounced by the then Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo.
The decision to convert the removal to resignation followed an appeal submitted by Kadiri. The Assembly’s Committee of the Whole House considered the request at a meeting on August 18, 2026.
According to the report presented to the House, the request was not intended to reopen the circumstances surrounding his removal or establish his innocence, but to bring the matter to a peaceful and dignified conclusion.
The report was adopted following a motion by the Chief Whip, Hon. Omobola Bakare, which was seconded by Hon. Bisi Oyedele and supported by the lawmakers through a voice vote.
Meanwhile, four other bills scaled first reading during Thursday’s plenary. They are the Gender Balance in Political and Public Offices Bill, 2026; Group Liability for Offences of Violence, Extortion and Secret Societies (GLOVES) Bill, 2026; Victims’ Rights Bill, 2026; and the Ogun State Human Sacrifice Prevention and Prohibition Bill, 2026.
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