Delta Assembly passed over 10 bills in 2024 — Speaker

For robust legislation to guarantee good governance in Delta State, the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, on Wednesday, said that over 10 bills passed by the House last year were assented to by the state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori.

Guwor disclosed this in his welcome address at the resumption of plenary held at the chamber after the festive holidays that ushered in the 2025 fiscal year.

While reeling out some notable achievements of the House in 2024, Guwor said, “Some of the bills passed by the House and assented to by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori include: Appropriation Law, 2025; University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Establishment (Amendment) Law, 2024; Delta State Structures for Signage and Advertisement Agency (Amendment) Law, 2024; Delta State Human Trafficking (Prohibition) Law, 2024; Special Offences Court (Amendment) Law, 2024; and Delta State Protection of Persons with Disability Law, 2024.”

According to the Speaker, five other bills passed by the lawmakers were also assented to the same day by Oborevwori.

He described the legislative and executive arms of government as the democratic vehicles used for the appropriation and deployment of resources to develop the well-being and security of the people.

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Promising Deltans that the state legislature will continue to do the needful for peace and good governance in the state, Guwor noted that the House ended last year’s legislative business on a very high note with the timely passage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, which has already been assented to by Sheriff Oborevwori.

“Dear colleagues, before we adjourned for the Christmas and New Year holidays, the House passed into law some critical bills that will facilitate the implementation of the MORE Agenda of this administration, which is poised to ensure the development of the state, as well as the welfare and security of the people.

“The 2025 budget of the state provides for massive infrastructural development in all sectors across the state, as well as human capital development. It is therefore incumbent on us as members of the House, via the Standing Committees, to oversee government spending priorities through collaborative efforts with the Executive arm of government.

“I wish to state unequivocally that the House will ensure that government expenditures reflect value for money,” Guwor stated.

Appreciating lawmakers for their unwavering support, Guwor commended the management and staff of the State Assembly, as well as the media, for their commitment to work, even as he called for more collaboration.

“As we have resumed plenary, I want to urge Chairmen and Members of Committees to expedite action on all pending bills before their committees. We need to conclude action on all pending bills before the end of the second session in the month of June this year,” the Speaker said.