Delta State Councillors Forum Pays Familiarization Visits To Speaker Emomotimi, Principal Officers

By Christopher Odamah, Asaba

The Delta State Councillors Forum yesterday paid a familiarization visit to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor, and its Principal Officers.

Speaking to newsmen during the visit at the State House of Assembly Complex in Asaba, the Chairman of the State Councillor’s Forum, Hon. Emmanuel Owholo congratulated the Speaker as well as Principal officers of the house for their emergence as leaders of the 8th Assembly.

Leader of the Udu legislative arm, who is a Frontline Chairmanship hopeful under the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) praised the Speaker’s leadership qualities, while thanking him for giving the audience to the local government legislative leaders despite his busy schedule.

Leader of the delegation, Hon Emmanuel Owholo in his remarks expressed optimism that the Assembly will engender a symbiotic relationship between members and legislators at the local government level.

He told the Speaker and other principal officers that the State Councilors Forum is ready to work with him in ensuring relative peace and conflict resolution across all the local government areas of the state.

Responding, the Speaker Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor urged the Leaders of the Local Government Councils Legislative Arms to work closely with the Executive for enhanced grassroots development.

Guwor while commending the Councillors Forum for identifying with him, enjoined them to ensure robust legislative practice at the local government level.

The Speaker advised them to work closely with their respective Chairmen to improve governance at the grassroots, stress that the Legislative Arms of government is very vital to good governance.