FOUR EXECUTIVE BILLS PASS FIRST READING AT THE STATE ASSEMBLY

By Chizoba Okeke :

Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday completed the first reading of four bills sent by Governor Soludo to the state Assembly.

The deputy speaker, Hon. Chukwuma Okoye who presided the plenary, read out the bills and the lawmakers unanimously adopted it through voice vote.

Majority Leader and member representing Ekwusigo Constituency, Mr. Ikenna Ofodeme presented the four bills at the floor of the House.

The four executive bills presented by Governor Soludo were; a bill for law to establish the Anambra State Electricity Market and the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission to regulate electricity in the state in the areas of electricity generation, transmission, system operation, destruction and supply to promote access to electricity in the state and for connected purposes.

Others included; a bill for a law to further amend the traditional rulers law 2007, a bill for a law to establish the Anambra State Development And Investment Corporation to drive the development of projects through development finance and private sector funding and participation in infrastructural development and for the protection, promotion, monitoring, coordinating and assisting of current and potential investors within the state and to provide for related matters and a bill for a law to establish and regulate the Anambra State Correctional Service, ensure human and effective management of offenders, to provide for the administration of Custodial and non-costodial services in the state and for connected purposes.