The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill to regulate the activities of scavengers and waste dealers across the state as part of efforts to promote public order, environmental safety, and peaceful co-existence.

The bill, titled HB No. 020/OG/2025 – the Scavengers and Waste Dealers Law, 2025, was passed during a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide, at the Assembly Complex in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

The passage followed the presentation of a report by the House Committee on Environment, chaired by Samsideen Lawal. Lawal moved for the adoption of the report, which was seconded by the Minority Leader, Lukman Adeleye, and supported by all members through a unanimous voice vote.

The bill was subsequently considered clause by clause before the Committee of the Whole House. The Majority Leader, Yusuf Sherrif, moved the motion for the third reading, seconded by Adeleye, and supported by the entire Assembly. The Clerk and Head of Legislative Service, Mr Sakiru Adebakin, thereafter read the bill for the third time.

Speaker Elemide directed that the clean copy of the bill be forwarded to the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for assent.

In another development, the Assembly invited stakeholders involved in the now-defunct Anchor Borrowers Programme, a Federal Government initiative implemented in partnership with the state government, over reports of continued illegal withdrawal of personal savings belonging to farmers who were victims of the programme.

The invitation followed a presentation by the Minority Leader, Adeleye, who raised the matter under personal explanation, citing Order 8 (47). He requested that all relevant stakeholders appear before the lawmakers on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

Adeleye explained that earlier engagements with stakeholders, including officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Wema Bank, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the State Ministry of Agriculture, and the Cassava Farmers Association, had not produced results.

He noted that many victims of the Anchor Borrowers Programme were still experiencing illegal withdrawals from their accounts and were being held liable to repay loans they never received, years after the programme had ended.