10:30 12/06/2015
Umuahia - The member representing Isiala Ngwa North, Martins Azubuike, had been elected as Abia House of Assembly Speaker.
Azubuike, a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) had been in the House since 2007.
He was elected unopposed after his nomination by Tony Nwubani, seconded by Emeka Alozie.
Nwubani and Alozie are lawmakers from Ukwa West and Osisioma Ngwa South constituents respectively.
Similarly, Cosmos Ndukwe was elected as Deputy Speaker of the 6th Assembly.
The Clerk of the House, DonPedro Irokansi, administered the oath of allegiance on all elected members.
In his inaugural speech, Azubuike promised to be just, equitable and fair in the discharge of his duties.
He
said "I shall work with commitment, kindness and always apply the best
global practice in dealing with my colleagues, the executive arm and to
everyone.
"We shall work together to build a legislature that will
justify the trust and confidence reposed in us. Do not forget, we were
elected at a time when the stakes were high.
"To this end, we
shall enact and review laws that will bring progress to our people and
we shall repeal any obsolete laws that encourage the present
infrastructure deficit.
"We shall revive our dead public
enterprises, give impetus to the private sector to drive our economy,
provide meaningful and affordable health care to the people.
"We
shall also employ the machinery of oversight and other legislative
interventions to ensure that Abia people get value for public money
spent."
He speaker said the Abia Assembly, under his watch, would
play the role of a stabilising force by cooperating with other arms of
government without compromising the rules of separation of power.
He,
therefore, thanked the state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, "for not
interfering in the election of the 6th Assembly’s leadership."
The Abia State House of Assembly has 24 members, with 13 from PDP and 11 from All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
The house later adjourned proceedings until June 15.
No comments:
Post a Comment