Nemieboka Sponsors Bill To Domesticate Traditional Rulers Council

The Ogu/Bolo Legislative Assembly has organised public hearing for a bill to domesticate the establishment of traditional institution council in the aea.
The bill was sponsored by the Chairman of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Council, Barrister Vincent Nemieboka, at the Ogu/Bolo Local Government Council Secretariat in Ogu.
The Ogu/Bolo legislators had gone through the first reading of the bill in the Legislative Assembly.
The public hearing was to enable the stakeholders make inputs to enhance the content of the bill.
Speaking during the hearing, the Chairman of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, Barrister Vincent Nemieboka, who gave the keynote address, said the bill was the first that he was sponsoring, adding that it was intended to establish the Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area Council of Traditional Rulers.
He said the law was intended to domesticate the existing law governing the affairs of the Rivers State Traditional Rulers Institution and Chieftaincy Matters of 2015, so it could be effectively applied and enforced in the area.
Nemieboka said the law was not his brainchild but an existing law, noting that the existing structures would still be maintained as it was for recognised traditional rulers, and has implications on community governance.
The floor was opened for participants to make suggestions and input which were documented by the legislative assembly.
He said the legislators had invited everyone to look at the tenets of the law, make more suggestions that could be made to enrich the law in the area.
The hearing, which was well attended, had the Vice Chairman, Ogu/Bolo LGA, Mrs Eunice Alabo; Amanyanabo of Bolo, King Acheseinimie Micah Frank; Chairman, Ogu Divisional Council of Chiefs, Chief Lawrence Iyama.
Also in attendance were chiefs from Ogu, Bolo, Wakama and Ele, CDC members, youth and women organisations, opinion leaders and others.

By: Nelson Chukwudi