ANAMBRA ASSEMBLY MOVES TO PASS BILL TO FACILITATE LG ELECTION

REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE

A bill for a law to establish the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission and for connected purposes 2024 has passed through second reading at the floor of the state Assembly.

The Executive bill which was presented before the House by the majority Leader, Mr. Ikenna Ofodeme, will empower the executive arm of government to conduct local government election in the area when passed.

According to Mr. Ofodeme, the bill, which has about 110 clauses, will assist the state to address the interest of both the government and those that are not in government.

The member representing Ogbaru Constituency 1, Mr Noble Igwe noted that the lawmakers had been working on the bill for the past six months to ensure that the Commission is empowered properly to conduct a credible Local government election in the state.

The Speaker of the House, Mr Somtochukwu Udeze who presided over the plenary, said the law makers will not hesitate to do the needful to support the executive arm in its zeal to deliver the promises made to the people even as he called on members to kindly go through the bill before the final reading and passage .

There had been calls and discussions in the public space recently on the need for the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo to conduct local government election as promised during his inaugural speech on March 17, 2022.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU