Wike, Lawmakers Flag Off Projects

Activities at the Rivers State House of Assembly last week paused a little following the flag-off of projects by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike who was accompanied by members of the House.

Before the week, the House, in its emergency plenary session on Friday November 18, 2016, adjourned its sitting to Tuesday December 22 last week, which unfortunately could not hold as scheduled following the flagging-off of some projects, in Etche, Okrika Local Government Areas among others.

Addressing journalists in that respect, the House Committee Chairman on Information and Training, Hon. Samuel Ogeh said the House could not sit and deliberate on plenary. Session last week because of the chains of programmes of the state Government that needed the attention and cooperation of the lawmakers.

However, despite the tight schedule of member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the Chairman House Committee on Environment, Hon. Christian Ahiakwu was able to make out time to inform journalists, covering the Assembly about the intention of the 8th Assembly to shift the environment Summit earlier splated for December 6, 2016 in Port Harcourt.

Hon. Ahiakwa said the decision to shift the date of the environmental submit to be organised by the Rivers State House of Assembly in Partnership with the Ministry of Environment, and the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) was reached at a joint meeting of the three organs held in Port Harcourt last week.

The House Committee Chairman noted that the summit was postponed to allow the December 10 legislative rerun election in the state to come and go and allow members to be fully involved in the campaigns.

He said, the date for the summit would be made known in due course, regretting any inconvenience the shift may have caused the public.

On Thursday, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Adams Dabotorudima, was at Okochiri in Okrika with Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to kick-off the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Okochiri road and Okrika General Hospital.

Speaking at the occasion, the Assembly Speaker assured the people of Okrika his constituency that the long abandoned road in Okochiri would enhance economic development as well expose the area to social and commercial activities in the state.

He commended the Governor for the timely gesture and urged the people of Okrika, to maintain their voting pattern and ensure that they vote the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming re-run election in the area to reciprocate the governor’s kind gesture in the area.

The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Dabotorudima also returned to Okochiri where he attended the wedding of the daughter of High Chief, Oteke Tom.

Other members of the 8th Assembly and prouncment politicians graced the event.

Enoch Epelle