Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday
in Asaba signed three bills into law, including the Delta State
Independent National Electoral Commission (DSIEC) Bill (2017).
The others bills which the governor
accented to were the Local Government Amendment Bill (2017) and the
Administration of Criminal Justice Bill (2016).
Okowa signed the bills in the presence
of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Sheriff Oborevwori and
other principal officers while commending them for their dedication
to duty.
The governor said that it was
auspicious to accent to the bill now so as to strengthen the
commission.
He said that the law would facilitate
the reconstitution of the membership of the commission before the
tenure of the Local Government councils expired in October.
“I believe that with this action,
members of the commission will be appointed to assume office for the
smooth conduct of the local government election.
Okowa said that the laws would ensure
good governance and respect for the rule of law as well as ensure
progress in the state.
The governor gave the assurance that
his administration would continue to support local government
councils in the state to offset their salary arrears.
He, however, attributed the inability
of some local governments to pay salaries to over bloated staff
strength in the councils and the primary schools.
Okowa called on the council workers’
unions to support the efforts of his administration to rid the
councils of ghost workers through the capturing of the staff
biometrics.
“We will continue to support the
local government councils to pay salaries because their revenue is
very low which makes it difficult for them to shoulder their
responsibilities,” he said.
He noted that some local government
councils did not owe their workers’ salaries because their wage
bill was low.
Earlier, Oborovweri said that the bills
passed through the rigorous process of different house committees
before their passage.
He noted that Delta was among the very
few states that had enacted the administration of criminal justice
law.
-PM News
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