The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed vote of confidence on the State Goverrnor, His Excellency Rt Hon Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru .
Moving the motion under matters of urgent public importance, the Chief Whip of the State House of Assembly Hon Nkemka Okoro Onumah argued that the Goverrnor has recorded unprecedented developmental strides which includes infrastructure, empowerment, water, security, human development among others.
Seconding the motion, the member representing Izzi West Constituency Hon Abiri Godwin Abiri said the motion was apt as the activities of the state Goverrnor have been monitored and discovered to reflect the expectations and yearnings of the people especially the construction of rural access roads in all the 24 State Constituencies and distribution of fetilizers to genuine farmers to reduce food insulficiency in the nearest future.
In thier Contributons, member representing Izzi East Constituency Hon Good luck Obinna Mbam , and a member representing Ebonyi North East Hon Mrs Chinyere averred that the people of the state can now sleep with thier two eyes closed owing to Goverrnor Nwifuru’s achievements in the area of security adding that the vote of confidence on the Goverrnor will strengthen him to deliver more democratic dividends to Ebonyi people.
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The Speaker Rt Hon Chief Moses Ije Odunwa put the motion into question and it was unanimously adopted
The House equally passed a motion directing local government chairmen to pay monthly stipends of at least twenty thousand naira(#20000) to town union executives in the state.
Moving the motion seeking for the payment of monthly stipends to the town union executives, the Deputy Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly Rt Hon Comrade Chinedu Ogba Onah representing Ohaukwu South said town union executives in villages play invaluable roles in assisting the government to maintain peace and order in thier various areas of coverage adding that Town Union Executives have been rendering their services over the years without any form form of incentives.
Contributiing the House Chief Whip Hon Nkemka Okoro Onumah and a member representing Ohaozara East Hon Chigozie Igu stressed the need for timely passage of the motion and the support of the members to achieve this saying it is in line with the Goverrno’s Peoples Charter of Need to Ebonyi citizens as a source of encouragement to the work they do in ameolating the economic hardship caused by fuel subsidy removal.
In thier contributions, Hon Friday Ogbuewu representing Ezza South Constituency, Hon Ifeanyi Nwakpu representing Ikwo North and Hon Stephen Orji Igwe representing Afikpo South East argued that the payment of monthly stipends will be an encouragement to the town union executives to assist in discharging thier functions.
The Speaker Rt Hon Moses Ije Odunwa puts the motion to question after much deliberations by the members and it was unanimously adopted.
Meanwhile, the Speaker announces the Constitution of standing Committees of the House and the commencement of House recess till 1st November 2023.
