The Ekiti State House of Assembly will on Monday, November 9, 2026, hold a public hearing on two key bills aimed at strengthening cooperative societies and boosting employment generation in the state.
The bills are the Ekiti State Cooperative Societies Bill, 2026, and the Ekiti State Employment Trust Fund Bill, 2026.
The public hearing is being organised by the House Committee on Investment, Trade, Industry and Cooperative.
In a statement, the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Babatunde Oke, explained that the Cooperative Societies Bill seeks to establish a legal and institutional framework for regulating and administering cooperative societies in the state.
He said the Employment Trust Fund Bill is designed to provide an institutional and financial framework for promoting employment generation, entrepreneurship and wealth creation.
The public hearing, to be chaired by Hon. Tope Longe, Chairman of the Committee, will bring together stakeholders from relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), cooperative unions, thrift and credit societies, farmers’ and traders’ associations, financial institutions, microfinance banks, artisans, civil society organisations, NGOs and other professional bodies.