SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, has said the legislature would ensure probity, accountability and efficiency in the implementation of the state’s 2016 budget.

Igbuya, who dropped the hint in Asaba during plenary, noted: “I wish to quickly reiterate that the Delta State House of Assembly has been adequately positioned to meet the demands of making well-focused research and people-oriented laws that will impact positively on the people of the state.  This is contingent on our firm belief that as the pillar of democracy, the legislative arm must be a catalyst of change, working in concert with the other arms of government in providing democratic dividends to the people.”
 
He asked his colleagues to brace up for the ever-evolving and unfinished business of state development, adding that the months ahead will no doubt be challenging. 
 
“We have shown uncommon resilience, maturity and understanding.  Our display of competence, patriotism and commitment to duty which we demonstrated while carrying out our legislative duties and other assignments, has in no small means translated to the success the House has enjoyed.  We should not compromise or betray the mandate the people gave us for pecuniary gains. 

We must work hard to secure a better life and greater opportunities for them through viable and pragmatic laws and other legislative instruments that would ensure viable socio-economic and infrastructural transformation in all the 29 constituencies in the state”.