The previous Minority Leader of Abia State House of Assembly, Chijioke Chukwu, has alleged that the current state parliament has failed to hold out checks and balances on the Governor Alex Otti-led executive arm
Chukwu who was reacting to the Speaker’s excessive ranking of Otti’s efficiency, stated it was regrettable that an impartial arm of authorities led by Emmanuel Emeruwa could possibly be hobnobbing with the executive.
Chukwu, who represented Bende North within the seventh Abia State House of Assembly, confused that the actions of the present lawmakers may have an effect on the progress of the state.
“It’s unlucky that the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly who couldn’t muster braveness to problem some of the actions of the executive, had the temerity to say that the Deputy Speaker (of the House of Representatives) is not any match to Governor Otti,” Chukwu stated.
Chukwu, who’s at the moment a member of the North West Improvement Fee representing South -East, claimed that the current Assembly is taking benefit of Abia folks to permit the mismanagement of Abia assets.
“Abia State House of Assembly was once a hearth model which had at all times checked the actions of the executive with its by way of scrutiny of authorities insurance policies and actions.”
Abia Assembly Speaker, Emmanuel Emeruwa, had throughout a press convention, declared that Deputy speaker of House of representatives Benjamin Kalu is not any match to Governor Otti, including that Otti has developed the state, particularly his Aba constituency.
