The Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad, while referring the bill the House Committee on Ethnics, Privileges and Judiciary for further legislative actions, called for an all inclusive public hearing on the bill, to give fair hearing to all concerned, pointing out that the bill, is a geography specific law, aimed at redressing social menace against the culture and religious belief of a particular area.

He cited the United States of America, United Arab Emirate where such law was in existence to curb social menance, in a particular geographical location.

This according to him, would enable the legislature to listen to argument for and against the bill, and assist the Parliament in taking critical legislative decisions on the bill.

Members had while debating the general principles of the bill, expressed divergent views on the desirability or otherwise for the law. The Deputy House Leader Hon Segilola Abdul-Kadir, who sponsored the private bill, while urging her colleagues to support the passage of the bill, said the law became necessary to dissuade our youth from anti-social behaviour inimical to the culture of Ilorin Emirate.

While ,most members were in support of the bill, some were of the view that the bill was against the secular nature of the Country, and not in tandem with the nation' s Constitution, and urged the Parliament not to compound the current unemployment and other socio-economic problems, which the bill they contended would create, if passed into law.

Meanwhile, the House has resolved to receive the State Governor, Alhaji Abdul Fatah Ahmed on Thursday at 11:00 in the morning, for the presentation of 2018 Budget Estimates for legislative approval.

The acceptance followed the presentation of the Governor's message dated 16th member 2017, read by the Speaker Dr. Ali Ahmad, seeking the permission of the Parliament ,for the presentation, in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.Kwara Assembly to Hold Public Hearing on Ilorin Township Bill 2017.