By Austin Ogwuda
DELTA State governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has sent a correspondence to the State House of Assembly seeking a Bill to amend the Delta State Polytechnic Burutu Law to the Delta State Maritime Polytechnic Burutu Law 2024.
The correspondence was read on the floor of the House, during sitting on Wednesday.
The governor in the letter expressly explained that the inability of the institution to access the Tertiary Education Trust Fund available to public Tertiary Institutions in the country necessitated the earlier amendment of the law to the status of a Polytechnic but without the inclusion of the word Maritime.
He therefore stated that having considered the concerns raised by some stakeholders, there was need to include the word Maritime in the nomenclature, to make it Delta State Maritime Polytechnic, Burutu and appealed to the House to consider the Bill expeditiously.
Also at Wednesday plenary, winners of the Delta State House of Assembly rerun election for Burutu 1 and Ethiope West Constituencies, Ebitomo Anthony Alapala and Blessing Achoja, subscribed to relevant Oaths of office as members of the State’s 8th Assembly before the Speaker, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor.
Both lawmakers whose elections were upturned by the Appeal Court towards the end of last year, got their victories back during the February 3rd rerun election conducted by the National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, under the platform of All Progressive Congress,
Shortly after administering the oaths on the new members, Guwor congratulated them on their victories at the recently concluded bye-election, noting that they must have worked very hard to ensure their return to the Hallowed Chambers.
Guwor assured that the 8th Assembly under his watch would continue to ensure robust legislation that would further enhance the well-being of Deltans.
House observes a minute silence in honour of Asagba
A one-minute silence was observed by members in respect of the passage of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Professor Chike Edozien.
The development followed a request to that effect by the member representing Oshimili South, Hon Bridget Anyafulu who formally informed the House about the transition of the Asagba as earlier announced by the traditional institution of Asaba.
The Speaker while paying glowing tribute to the Monarch, said Obi Prof Edozien in his reign sustained peace in his domain and attracted development to the kingdom.
Guwor on behalf of the State legislature, again condoled with the people of Asaba, saying that the transited Asagba was an enigma, saying that his legacies as a monarch would remain evergreen.
The Speaker pointed out that naming the newly built multi million ultra modern State Secretariat after him by the Delta State Government was a testimony of the outstanding life of Obi Prof Chike Edozien who joined his ancestors few months to his centenary birthday celebration.
*The Speaker, Guwor in a photograph with the two members shortly after subscribing to the relevant Oaths after successful rerun
