ANAMBRA STATE 8TH ASSEMBLY INAUGURATED AS RT HON SOMTO UDEZE EMERGES SPEAKER

By Ndife David Ugochukwu - Awka.

The Anambra State 8th Assembly was inaugurated today Monday 12th June 2023 at the Anambra House of Assembly Annex, Awka.

Following the dissolution of the 7th Assembly by the State Governor, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo CFR. The Clerk of Anambra State House of Assembly, Mrs Esther Anaeto inaugurated the Anambra 8th Assembly as provided by the Nigerian Constitution.

Going by a motion moved by Hon Ikenna Ofodeme and and seconded by Hon Jonhmark Ikwunne, members representing Ekwusigo and Awka North Constituency respectively, a member representing Ogbaru Constituency 2 Constituency Rt Hon Somto Udeze (a 3-time house member) was nominated as the speaker for the 8th Assembly while Rt Hon Chukwuma Pius Okoye, member representing Awka South 2 was nominated as the Deputy Speaker of the 8th Assembly.

The inauguration was adjudged one of the most seamless and transparent since the creation of the state. Seamless it is because the 30 members of the state house of assembly were all present and unanimously voted for the speaker, Rt Hon UDEZE and his deputy, Rt Hon Pius Okoye unopposed!

The freshly minted speaker of Anambra 8th Assembly in his address called on all the members of Anambra State House of Assembly to forget their respective party affilations and unite in giving Ndi Anambra the best of what they were elected to offer.

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo while addressing the newly constituted assembly stated that as he applied for the job as Governor of the state, so the legislators also applied and were elected to serve. He emphasized that they must as the speaker already stated, forget about their party differences and join hand with executive and judiciary counterparts so they collectively will give Ndi Anambra the much awaited; livable, smart, secured, prosperous homeland.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Barr. Ezeokenwa Sly Jr, Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Head of Service, Barrister Theodora Igwegbe, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi, Principal Secretary to the Governor, Barrister JPC Anaeto, members of the State Executive Council, HrH Igwe Ben Emeka (Okebo Umueri), APGA State Chairman, Barr Ifeatu Obiokoye, ASATU Chairman, Barr Akpudo Ichaka and other influential personalities attended the event.