Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Guwor Emomotimi Dennis, has said that the legislatures of the 8th Assembly have been commited towards effective and efficient service delivery of their constitutional mandate.
Guwor disclosef this during a press briefing to mark the end of the 8th Assembly midterm, at the state House of Assembly Press Centre in Asaba.
He said members of the 8th Assembly which commenced a new legislative journey two years ago with promise, expectations, a commitment to deepen democracy and enhance good governance, has delivered their constitutional duties of lawmaking, representation and oversight in the Second Session.
He said they have delivered their constitutional duties of lawmaking, representation and oversight of other arms of government.
Guwor said members of the 8th Assembly prioritized representation but not neglecting lawmaking and oversight, adding that they align with the Executive arm in delivering infrastructural and human capital development in all the twenty nine constituencies in the state.
“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). In doing so, the House subjected the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by His Excellency, Rt. Hon. (Elder) Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State, to scrutiny and analysis, and appropriated funds, for implementation of the policy, programmes and projects of Government in line with the M.O.R.E Agenda”.
The Speaker noted that there was no Constituency in the State that has not benefited from the appropriation of funds by the House in terms of government projects.
“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. These trainings are also extended to legislative aides of Members as well as Honourable Members themselves. In the period under review, we have trained Committee Clerks in report writing, organizing investigative and public hearing, and oversight functions. The House has also trained legislative aides to Honourable Members in legislative practice and procedures”.
He revealed that the management staff of the House were trained in parliamentary administration and management by the foremost legislative institute in West Africa sub region, the National Institute For Legislative and Democratic studies, Abuja. The newly elected executives of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Delta State chapter, were also accorded training in industrial harmony in the workplace.
While highlighting bills received and passed by the House in the period under review. He said 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 under going consideration by the House.
He added that 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 were the 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 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; Delta State Electricity Power Sector Law, 2024 amomgst others.
