By Ibrahim BAKARE
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Ikuinyi Ibani has commended the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for presenting car gift to Lawmakers.
Speaking at the weekend, the Speaker said that Governor Wike ensures that State Lawmakers and other staff of the State Government are properly catered for.
He said: “The
Governor handed to us the keys of official cars that belong to members of the
State Assembly. This is how it should be and we are very grateful to him for
providing such leadership and ensuring that members welfare are always given
priority.
“Members shall continue to give
meaningful contribution in their service and their productivity will be
higher.”
He added: “On
behalf of the Rivers State House of Assembly, we have sent our Christmas wishes
before now and it is our wish that God will grant him the enablement to
continue to do what is right for the people.”
Deputy
Speaker, Ehie Edison said that the governor of Rivers State has assigned the 32
members of Rivers State House of Assembly with official brand new Sports
Utility Vehicles.
He said:
“We are most grateful and astonished and this gift is to aid our work. It
will ensure that we can carry out our responsibilities as lawmakers.
We assure
him that we will continue to maintain this relationship and will not let the
governor, Rivers government and people down.”
Member
Representing Asari-Toru State Constituency 2, Rt Hon Enemi George thanked the
Rivers State Governor for allocating official cars to the members of the State
House of Assembly.
He said:
“The governor handed out official cars to the speaker, principal officers
and members of Rivers State House of Assembly. That is why we are here to
receive them.
It is a very
good thing, everyone is happy, we appreciate the kind of support we receive
from the governor and we appreciate the relationship he has with the House of
Assembly.
“We are
happy, it couldn’t have come at a better time, and it is a festive period.
I wish him
more wisdom from God to lead our state. We pray that next year will be a greater
and bigger year for him and the people of the state.”
Recall that
Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday passed the 2020 Budget of N530,813,357,619.00
as it was presented by Governor Nyesom Wike on December 17 without any major
changes in estimates.
The House of Assembly passed the 2020 Budget on Friday after members debated on the highpoints of the Budget at their plenary.
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Speaker of
the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Ikuinyi Ibani posed the question for
the passage of the Budget which was unanimously approved by members of the
Assembly who were present.