Anambra State Assembly Calls For Implementation Of Laws On Autonomy Of Judiciary

The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Chukwuma Soludo to implement the already existing laws of the state as it relates to the autonomy of the judiciary and legislative arms of the government.

The resolution was sequel to a motion sponsored to that effect by the member representing Ekwusigo Constituency, Onyebuchi Ofor, during plenary, where members urged Governor Soludo to, within the next two weeks, set up the State Accounts Allocation Committee, in compliance with section 15 of Funds Management Law.

The House also directed its Speaker, Uche Okafor, too, within five days, and subject to section six of the Anambra State House of Assembly Services Commission Law; in consonance with the principal officers, constitute and forward immediately names of not more than seven would-be members of the Anambra State House of Assembly Service Commission to Governor Soludo.

Explaining the motion, Ofor said that “implementation of the laws would encourage checks and balances within the three arms of government and enable the judiciary to discharge their duties without fear or favour.”

Virtually all members of the House that attended the plenary spoke in favour of the motion, while Speaker of the House, Okafor, read out the resolution, which was supported by the lawmakers through a voice vote.

Also at the plenary, the House passed another resolution urging Governor Soludo to cause for action to re-direct the flood entering Okpoko from Upper Iweka and Awada – Obosi to River Niger and Idemili River respectively.

The House passed the resolution following a motion of urgent public importance sponsored to that effect by the member representing Ogbaru One Constituency, Honourable Noble Igwe.

The Lawmaker lamented that the magnitude of flood surging into Okpoko from those areas caused a lot of damage to properties and even loss of lives, and has resulted in the dumping of garbage at Okpoko, thereby constituting environmental hazard and the spread of diseases in the state.

He added that the menace could be stopped through proper desilting of the affected drainage channels.

Mercy Chukwudiebere