Speaker,
Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike, disclosed on Monday when he led the
lawmakers to the Government House for a courtesy call on Governor
Okezie Ikpeazu.
The
Speaker, while introducing his colleagues to the Governor, identified
Hon. Abraham Oba, representing Aba Central constituency (All
Progressive Grand Alliance), as the Minority Leader.
He
introduced Tony Mezie Nwubani (PDP), Ukwa West Constituency, as the
Majority Whip; while the Minority Whip, according to him, is Chibuzor
Okogbue ( APGA), Bende South constituency.
Mr. Cosmos
Ndukwe (PDP) representing Bende North had been elected the Deputy
Speaker during the inauguration of the House last Thursday. The House
comprises 13 PDP members and 11 APGA members.
This has ended months of speculation that the ex-Governor’s son was
being positioned for the position of the Speaker, an allegation he had
severally denied.
The
Speaker, who said they came to present the entire members of the 6th
House to the Governor, affirmed their readiness to partner with the
executive to move the state forward.
According to him, the House had its first plenary session on Monday where they shared the aspirations of the governor.
He said the
House had, during its first plenary earlier in the day, discussed how
to tackle insecurity, which, he said, was beginning to rear its ugly
head in the state.
He said the lawmakers were willing to partner with the executive to ensure the “evil does not re-surface in the state again.”
Responding,
Ikpeazu thanked the lawmakers for the peaceful manner they conducted
their election despite their party differences, and promised to work
together with them in the best interest of the state.
On the
resurfacing insecurity in parts of the state, Ikpeazu said he had
concluded plans to submit a bill to the state House of Assembly seeking
to establish a Security Trust Fund.
According
to him, his administration will fight crime using digital means, adding
that plans are underway to mount close circuit televisions on the
streets to monitor movements of people in the state.
The
governor disclosed his plans to digitalise security monitoring and bring
Information Communication Technology to bear on the sector.
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