THE member representing the Ethiope West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Blessing Achoja has said the ranking of the Assembly as the most vibrant in the country is not a hoax.
Achoja, who was speaking on the success story of the first session of the 8th Assembly, noted that the bills and resolutions passed by the House were impactful and people-oriented.
He added that the cohesion and oneness of purpose of the house were reassuring to the minority camp, where he belonged, while the cordial relationship between the legislature and the other arms of government was encouraging.
Achoja described the State Assembly as a united family where every member had the opportunity to grow and excel in the legislative business and commended the leadership of the House for being equitable, fair and just to all,.
He said he learnt a lot the few months he was in the House during the first session, assuring that the experience gained would be deployed to his activities in the second session of the 8th Assembly The lawmaker, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology, urged Deltans to remain supportive of their leaders at all levels to enable them deliver the dividends of democracy and make life more meaningful to their constituents.
Achoja used the opportunity to call on the people of Ethiope West to go about the July 13 local government elections with every sense of responsibility, insisting that the candidates and their supporters must play by the rules and shun violence at all cost.