By Onomiguren Agbamu
The Delta State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Guwor Emomotimi Dennis on Friday Assured Deltans the House commitments to be accountable and transparent in her Legislative duties.
The Speaker, flanked by the Deputy, Majority leader and members of the 8th Assembly, gave the assurance during a press briefing to marked her second year anniversary as the most vibrant Legislative House across the country.
He disclosed that the “8th Assembly Legislative Agenda”, is a strategic policy document of the House, consciously tagged “Our Bond with Deltans”. Adding, In that document, we restated our commitment to accountability and transparency in all our actions as a House.
The speaker revealed that “the constitutional duties are lawmaking, representation and oversight of other arms of government, saying, in the course of the second session, members of the 8th Assembly prioritized representation but not neglecting lawmaking and oversight”.
Guwor maintained that “the 8th Assembly strategically aligned with the Executive arm in delivering infrastructural and human capital development in all the twenty-nine constituencies in the State”.
He said, “the House was able to achieve this feat through the power of appropriation enshrined in section 121 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered)”
“The 8th Assembly believes in the effective and efficient service delivery of its constitutional mandate. In order to process and pass bills that meet international standard, we emphasize capacity building of the bureaucracy by training and retraining of the staff.
“The 8th Assembly has demonstrated uncommon diligence and unity of purpose in the discharge of our legislative duties”
“We have received, considered and passed a number of impactful bills and motions that directly touch the lives of Deltans. These are critical bills passed into laws to promote education, healthcare, youth empowerment, infrastructural development, environmental protection, security and economic development”
“Here are the details of the bills received and passed by the House in the period under review
“The House received a total of sixteen Bills, eight Executive Bills and eight Private Member’s bills. Out of the sixteen Bills, seven were passed by the House and six of them were assented to by His Excellency, the Governor; while one is being prepared for the assent of the Governor.”
“The remaining eight are undergoing consideration by the House. However, nine bills that were received by the House in the First Session scaled Third Reading and Passed and were also assented to by the Governor in the period under review”
“The bills passed and assented to by the Governor are: Delta State Child Rights’ ( Amendment) Law, 2024, 2023 Amended Revised Appropriation Law, 2024, Delta State College of Health Technology Ovrode Law, 2024, Southern Delta University, Ozoro (Establishment) Law, 2024, Appropriation Law, 2025, Supplementary Appropriation Law, 2024, Delta State Polytechnic Burutu (Amendment) Law, 2024, Delta State Urban and Regional Planning Law, 2024.
Others are: Delta State Structure for Signage and Advertisement Agency (Amendment) Law, 2024, Delta State Film and Video Censor’s Board Law, 2024, Delta State Registration and Regulation of Private Vertinary Clinics Law, 2024, Special Offences Court (Amendment) Law, 2024, Delta State Pet Control and Responsible Ownership Law, 2024, Delta State Human Trafficking ( Prohibition) Law, 2024, and Delta State Electricity Power Sector Law, 2024.
Similarly, in the period under review, the House received a total of seventy-two motions. And after robust debate by Members, sixty-nine were approved.
“I want to reiterate that the primary purpose of government is to provide and guarantee peace, security, and welfare of the people. Lately, some parts of the State have experienced and being inundated with security breaches and concerns.”
“I wish to convey the sympathy of the House to the families of those who lost their loved ones to these unfortunate incidences. In response to this menace, the House has introduced a bill to amend the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency, Law”.
“It has passed first and second reading and was recommitted to a Joint Committee of the House on Special Bills, and Peace and Security for in-depth consideration. The gravamen of the bill is recruitment of indigenes who are familiar with the terrain in each Local Government Area to assist Law enforcement agencies in providing intelligence and security in the State.”
“The 8th Assembly has remained steadfast in performing its oversight functions, by ensuring that the Executive arm of government delivers on its policies, programmes and projects. We have visited project sites, interrogated budget performance, and held public hearings to promote transparency, accountability, and inclusive governance.
Again, in our representative role, we have maintained close contact with our constituents, bringing their concerns to the floor of the House, and ensuring that their voices are heard and their needs addressed.
“I wish to let you know that the 8th Assembly has enjoyed steady and meaningful progress. Surely, we are one big family under the Renewed Hope for M.O.R.E Agenda of Mr. President, His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and our dear Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. ( Elder) Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, respectively. Let me specially thank His Excellency, the Governor, for his progressive leadership, and for the synergy and cordial working relationship between the House and the Executive. We have enjoyed tremendous independence and support from the Governor in doing our work.
“I want to also extend my heartfelt appreciation to my Honourable colleagues for your unwavering support, cooperation, and dedication. Your patriotism and steadfastness to our Legislative Agenda have been the engine of our achievements.”
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