Anambra State Assembly Passes Bill For Amendment Of Traditional Rulers Law

Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to amend the Traditional Rulers Law, 2007.
The Executive bill was passed during yesterdays plenary.

The bill amends the traditional rulers’ law 2007 by removing the bureaucracy in the suspension and dismissal of an earring traditional ruler and creating a schedule for the rules of the meeting of the council.

The Speaker of the House, Right Honourable Uche Okafor read out the bill for passage, while the lawmakers supported it through a voice vote.

Commenting on the bill, the member representing Awka North Constituency, Honourable John Nwokoye described it as a welcome development as it will sustain the dignity of the state traditional ruler’s institution.

Also at plenary, the House passed a resolution directing the Anambra State Sports Development Commission to open the Ekwueme Square in Awka for use.
The House also directed it’s Committee on Youth and Sports Development to embark on oversight visit at the Commission to ascertain why other sporting facilities across the state are still under luck and report back to the House.

The resolution was sequel to a motion sponsored to that effect by the member representing Dunukofia Constituency, Honourable Lawrence Ezeudu.

The Legislator informed the House that since the end of the Police Games hosted by Anambra State, Ekwueme Square has been under lock and key, which could cause the standard swimming pool and other facilities there to deteriorate.

On his part, the member representing Nnewi North Constituency, Hon.
Nonso Okafor observed that this development has resulted in people using the Ekwueme Square roads for various exercises.

The Deputy Speaker of the House, Right Honourable Paschal Agbodike also stressed the need for Sports Development Commission to open up the square so that the aim of constructing it will not be defeated.

In their contributions, the member representing Njikoka One Constituency, Dr. Timothy Ifedioramma and his Ogbaru One Constituency counterpart, Honourable Noble Igwe spoke on the dangers inherent in doing exercise along the square.