By Francis Sadhere
THE Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday assured Deltans of a robust Legislative year just as he urged Nigerians to have more hope in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
The House went on annual recess Thursday, July 20, 2017 and resumed Tuesday, August 22.
Specifically, the Speaker who spoke to newsmen in his office at the end of Tuesday’s plenary, revealed that people oriented and developmental bills will be given adequate consideration and over-sight functions will be improved upon.
Earlier, in a welcome address to members on the resumption of the Third Session of the Sixth Assembly and back from the annual recess, the Speaker said members were more determined to put in their best for people of the State.
According to him; “I want to say you are welcome back from the legislative recess. I also trust that we used the opportunity of the recess as a build up to performing more credibly on our constitutional responsibilities as legislators and more ever determined to put all that wealth of experience to good use.
“As the Third Session of the Sixth Assembly resumes, my assurance to Deltans on behalf of the Delta State House of Assembly, which we all know as the most vibrant House of Assembly in the country, will be very focused, very articulate and we are going to do very well and Deltans should expect more robust debate. We are going to dwell more on our bills and oversight functions.”
He disclosed to newsmen that new Chairmen and Members of the various House Committees will be inaugurated in September 2017, saying that;”We will set up House Committees very soon, before Mid September”.
Also at Plenary, the House received the request for consideration and confirmation, nominees of the Delta State Investment Development Agency by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The House subsequently slated Tuesday, August 29, for the screening and confirmation of the nominees.
The Speaker congratulated Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the PDP family for a successful non-elective convention noting that the well attended convention was very peaceful and has given hope to the Party.
In his words; “PDP is now a strong opposition party and the APC today should know that they have a very strong opposition and my message to Nigerians is for them to have more hope, more trust in PDP. PDP will bounce back in 2019.”
