Udeze emerges speaker of Anambra 8th Assembly
From Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki
The third term member representing Ogbaru State Constituency ll on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Hon Somtochukwu Udeze has emerged the speaker of Anambra state 8th House of Assembly, while Hon Chukwuma Okoye, representing Awka South ll, emerged the Deputy Speaker.
The Speaker, Rt. Hon Udeze in acceptance speech, promised to improve the welfare and security of the people through development-oriented Bills and motions as well as serve as an effective watchdog of the state’s commonwealth.
He said: “I am grateful to my colleagues for electing me as the Speaker. The 8th Assembly under my watch will forster a relationship with the executive and the judiciary based on cooperation and mutual respect.
“I sincerely look forward to a relationship of healthy inter-dependence where each arm approaches one another as a responsible partner in governance.
“We shall ensure the development of appropriate legislative templates for addressing the numerous challenges in our state.”
Earlier, the State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo called for productive partnership with the three tiers of government to achieve the Anambra of their dreams.
Soludo spoke while issuing the proclamation of the functionality of the 8th Anambra State House of Assembly.
Soludo said at the occasion that the legislature was a crucial partner in the quest for good governance.
The Governor said irrespective of their different party affiliations, the legislators had been employed by the people to ensure that Anambra blossoms.
He said: “The executive, the legislature and the judiciary, must work in a collaboratively, coordinative and cooperative way to achieve project Anambra by making the state liveable and prosperous.
“If you all act fully in accordance with the oath of office and allegiance you have taken, I’m sure that Anambra will have the most productive legislature in the country.
“It is a new productive partnership and as the head of the executive arm of government, I am ready so that we can achieve our common goal which is a greater Anambra.
