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| Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly. |
The All
Progressives Congress (APC ) Delta state chapter in a quick succession of
criticisms has lashed out this time at the members of the State House of Assembly,
describing them as toothless and an appendage of the executive arm.
The
criticism was contained in a statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the
party, Barrister Sylvester Imonina.
Full text of
the APC statement reads:
DELTA STATE
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND HER BURDEN OF TOOTHLESSNESS UNDER PDP LED EXECUTIVE ARM
OF GOVERNMENT OF DELTA STATE.
The All
Progressives Congress, Delta State notes with worries the state of affairs of
our beloved state as it concerns the seeming toothlessness of the Delta State
House of Assembly. Available information says the non-vibrancy of the House is
traceable to the overbearing influence of the Governor on the Leadership of the
House.
Under the
1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the House of
Assembly acts as check on the excesses of the Executive arm. This, the House
does through oversight functions and challenging of Executive recklessness.
However, we
note with all sense of responsibility that the present House of Assembly
members are not living up to expectation. It is either they are being bullied
and starved of funds in carrying out their oversight functions by the PDP led
State Executive Arm of Government, or they have their hands soiled by unsavoury
food cooked by the Executive Arm of Government.
Weeks ago,
the Governor of Delta State presented a supplementary budget to the House.
Without proper and/or thorough consideration of same, it was passed into law in
less than twenty four hours. Information available to us was that majority of
the members were not privileged to see the content of the supplementary budget
that was passed by the House of Assembly. It was/is a case of either you comply
with the dictate of the Governor and the compromised leadership of the House,
or you are given indefinite suspension. What a political abracadabra!
Employments
were/are given by the Executive without following due process. For instance,
the recently employed teachers in the State were products of secrecy, after the
initial advertisement in a local Newspaper. Thereafter, the considerations for
their employment were clothed with whom the Governor and his allies wanted, not
what the civil service Rules dictate!
We also note
with concern the profligacy of the recently appointed members of the Board of
DESOPADEC. Information has it that each members of the Board were given monies,
running into the neighbourhood of one hundred million naira. Because of the volumes of monies in their
pockets, withing few weeks, some bought properties and cars worth almost fifty
to sixty million naira, while oil producing communities and Deltans wallow in
abject poverty. No thanks to the House of Assembly that is not living up to her
expectation!
We call on
members of the House of Assembly to wake up from their political somnabulism
and do what the Electorates voted them for: Good and quality representations,
not appendages of yes sir to Mr. Governor. Anything short of that, they should
not expect pampering from Deltans, as they are wiser now.
MEMBERS OF
DELTA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, EXTRICATE YOURSELVES FROM THE POLITICAL CAGE OF
THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT! DELTANS ARE WATCHING!!
APC, Change!
APC,
Progress!!
APC, Next
Level!!!
Signed:
Barr.
Ogheneluemu Sylvester Imonina,
Publicity
Secretary, APC, Delta State.
Dated this
1st of November, 2019.
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