Delta Assembly Does Not Need Minority Leader, Deputy – Speaker

The speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Guwor Dennis, has said there is no need for a minority leader or his deputy in the legislature since all the lawmakers belong to the same party.

Speaking at a press briefing in Asaba during the celebration of the second anniversary of the 8th Assembly yesterday, he said the entire lawmakers were members of the All Progressives Congress, (APC).

“There is no need for the caucus of the House. We work in synergy. We do everything in the open and everyone is being carried along. APC is the right place to be and everybody will enjoy it,” the speaker said.

Outlining the legislature’s achievements and reaffirming its commitment to transparency, accountability and people-centered governance, the speaker reflected on two years of “uncommon diligence and unity of purpose,” as the assembly marked the end of its second session.

He emphasised the assembly’s legislative, oversight and representative accomplishments, which he said were anchored on the “8th Assembly Legislative Agenda” – a strategic blueprint tagged “Our Bond with Deltans.”

He said, “In the past year, we prioritised effective representation while maintaining robust lawmaking and oversight functions. Every constituency in the state has benefitted from government’s projects facilitated by the assembly’s appropriation powers in alignment with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s M.O.R.E Agenda.”

According to the speaker, the House received 16 bills during the second session – eight executive and eight private members’ bills of which seven were passed, with six already assented to by the governor.

Additionally, nine bills from the first session were also passed and signed into law during the review period. Key legislations include the Delta State Electricity Power Sector Law, Child Rights (Amendment) Law and the Delta State Human Trafficking (Prohibition) Law.