Delta Speaker to hold town hall meeting in Sapele, other stories

 Hon Igbuya

The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Monday Igbuya will on Wednesday, August 31 and Thursday, September 1, 2016 meet with the good people of Sapele.

Igbuya will start his strings of meeting on Wednesday in Ugboren, Okuovu and Edegbrode. He will also meet with the people at Amukpe and Okpe Hall on Thursday.

The series of town hall meeting, according to the Chief Press Secretary to the Right Honourable Speaker, Mr. Henry Ebireri, will help individuals and organizations to tap into the opportunities in the current Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration in the state.

Ebireri in a statement in Asaba said Igbuya would meet with Non indigenes living in Sapele on Thursday.

“This is an opportunity for the representative of Sapele State Constituency to inform the good people of Sapele about the development plans of the current administration, discuss upcoming legislation and get feedback from voters” the statement said.

The town hall meeting, Ebireri said, would also provide an opportunity for the people to review the past and draw a roadmap for the future.

“This year’s event promises to be unique. Right Honourable Monday Igbuya will talk with constituents about critical issues facing the communities. The meeting will enable the people to rub minds with Igbuya on issues that are relevant to the progress of the constituency. It will also give the people opportunity to ask questions on his activities in the House of Assembly”.

Ebireri implored all stakeholders and good people of Sapele to turn out en masse at the town hall meeting.

“The town hall meeting will allow for divergent opinions and views from various sources. The people are expected to bring their own perspectives and issues to the table. There will be plenty of time for questions and conversation” the statement added.

We will do our best – Delta Speaker

The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Monday Igbuya, on Saturday commended Deltans at home and abroad for projecting the state in positive direction.

He also paid homage to prominent personalities who laid the foundation of the state.

Igbuya who spoke to journalists in Asaba on the journey traversed and the tasks to accomplish in the period ahead said the Sixth Assembly in its first year made tremendous progress.

“We have accomplished great tasks. However, we can never consider what we have achieved to be sufficient. We are determined to accomplish even more and greater tasks. We shall raise Delta State to the level of the most prosperous in the country” he said.

The Speaker who described members of the Delta State House of Assembly as noble characters not only demonstrated his conviction about collective governance but commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for his judicious use of resources and meticulous planning to overcome potential challenges.

 “Government is a serious business and if we ever hope to set out of the nation’s grim economic predicament, we must of necessity employ the fundamental principles of serious business”

He promised that the current administration would deepen the socio-economic and political development of the state.

“The current administration will put in place extensive infrastructural facilities and services with equitable and fair spatial outreach in order to better the standard and quality of life of all citizens. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in Delta State will narrow the urban-rural development gap and reduce socio-economic disparities” he said.

 Igbuya, a selfless, pragmatic and humble leader, enjoined the people to reach for the highest goals.

“We have the great responsibility to carve out a better future and to make all possible efforts for the peace and prosperity of Delta State”

“Delta State House of Assembly has done the people proud. It has created and developed the institutions that are necessary for the development of the state” he added.

Igbuya leadership style is worthy of emulation, says CPS

The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Henry Ebireri on Saturday described Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya as a great man worthy of emulation.

‘Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya is a selfless, pragmatic and humble leader” he said.

He also applauded the speaker for touching the lives of individuals and groups within and outside Delta State.

In a congratulatory message to the speaker, Ebireri described the ^h birthday of the Right Honourable Speaker as a celebration of hard work, integrity, patience, trust, commitment, discipline and success.

Ebireri who congratulated Igbuya on the occasion of his birthday, praised the presiding officer of the Delta State House of Assembly for his purposeful and responsible leadership and his immense contribution to the development of Delta State, particularly Sapele.

He also praised him for upholding the principles of democracy and rule of law.

He said the exemplary leadership qualities of Igbuya before and even as speaker would remain indelible in the hearts of the good people of Delta State.

Ebireri, who recalled the quality of motions and bills passed in the first year of the sixth assembly, said “Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya is moving with great zeal and vigour to make the difference”.

The CPS while appealing to Deltans to continue to pray for Igbuya, urged politicians in the state to tap from his wealth of experience and knowledge,

“To show appreciation for his track records so far, I enjoin the good people of Delta State to sustain the speaker’s birthday celebration with prayers”

Ending the message, he said “I wish the Right Honourable Speaker good health, success and wisdom”

EBIRERI HENRY OVIE