Delta Assembly lifts suspension on impeached speaker , majority leader

The Delta State House of Assembly has lifted the three months suspension placed on the former speaker of the House, R. Hon. Monday Igbuya and former Majority Leader, Tim Ohwefere, following their impeachments on May 11 2017.

This followed a motion moved under matters of personal explanations by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Friday Osenibe that was seconded by Hon. Eric Oharise, at resumption of plenary on Tuesday May 23 2017.

At the plenary also, the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) transmitted a letter to the State House of Assembly directing the House to reinstate Ohwefere as the House Majority Leader.

This was contain in a letter read by the Speaker, Hon. Oborevwori, which was signed by the state PDP Chairman, Kingsley Esiso.

Meanwhile, during plenary, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori pledged to maintain an open door policy and provide quality leadership in the legislature that will help to move the state forward.
Also the State Governor, DR. Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged communities to donate land to government for developmental projects.

The Governor made the call Tuesday at Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local government area of the state during the inauguration cum inspection of projects as part of activities lined up to mark his second year anniversary in office.

According to the Governor, his administration would not request for land from communities unless there was urgent need for such, disclosing that the proposed Agro-Industrial Park at Ogwashi-Uku would boost the socio-economic life of the people of the area and the state in general.

Speaking on the wild life park which government has acquired land for but, was yet to come on stream, the Governor said, the Commissioner for Lands and Survey and the Attorney-General have been urged to look into the process of returning such land to the community.

“When government requests for land from the community, the people should see it not only as sacrifice to do so, but, it should be something that should be done to develop the area,” Governor Okowa said, adding, “the wild life park or zoo does not appear to be on course, it is better that we return that parcel of land to the community because, any land that is donated to government must be put into use and the Agro-Industrial Park is real.”

The Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom, HRM Professor Chukuka Okonjo, received the Governor and members of his team who also, inspected drip irrigation tomatoe farm cluster, the asphalt overlay of Nsukwa/Ejeme-Aniogor/Alidinma road, the Ogwashi-Uku/Ubulu-Uno road and also, commissioned a 14-room administrative block of offices at the Aniocha South Local Government Council’s secretariat, Ogwashi-Uku and the Ubulu Model Primary School, Ubulu-Uku all in Aniocha South local government area of the state.

Also Governor Okowa accompanied by top political office holders, inspected the products of the Delta State Leather Works factory, Issele-Uku where he expressed satisfaction that the centre would not only be training ground for youths of the state but, will become an economic hub due to the variety of products being churned out from the centre.

He expressed joy that the machine for the production of the famous Akwa-Ocha could produce such within twenty-four hours and nicknamed the Akwa-Ocha (white cloth) Akwuoma (nice clothes) saying that the clothes now comes in variety of colours.

Governor Okowa who also paid a courtesy visit on the Obi of Issele-Uku, HRM Nduka Ezeagwuna II where he assured Deltans that his administration was committed to the delivery of infrastructure without discrimination, also inspected the level of work and equipment delivered at the Issele-Uku Technical College, construction work at Obomkpa/Idumu-Ogo road and Ukwu-Nzu road in Aniocha North local government area of the state.
HRM Ezeagwuna II in an address to the Governor, stated that the Delta State government under the leadership of Governor Okowa has delivered a lot of democratic dividends to Deltans despite the economic down turn in the country, assuring that his Kingdom will continue to support the Governor to enable him do more for the people