Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Sheriff OborevworiAs part of the process of amending the 1999 Constitution, the Delta State House of Assembly has adopted financial autonomy for state assemblies.
The lawmakers also at the weekend in Asaba, approved 12 of the 15 alterations transmitted to it by the National Assembly.
The Speaker of the House, Sheriff Oborevwori, had upon resumption of plenary announced the receipt of the Fourth Alteration Bill 2017 from the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Lori.
He informed the members that the alteration sought to reach a resolution in sections 2,4,5,6,8,9,14,15,16,20,21, 22,24,27 and 28 of the 1999 Constitution.
According to the letter, both chambers of the National Assembly had passed the bill on July 27, 2017, adding that its transmission to states was in line with section 9, sub-section 2 of the 1999 constitution.
Delta lawmakers okay financial autonomy for state assemblies
