Leader and members of Oshimili south legislative arm on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on the chairman of the local government council, Obi Kelvin Ezenyili, considering his administrative prowess and development strides across communities in Oshimili south.
The motion for the confidence vote was moved by majority leader of the house, Hon. Emeka Okolie, siting the god job and other programmes of the chairman for finding him fit for the confidence vote.
He noted that the chairman has achieved a lot in his administration adding that various communities in the local government are feeling the impact of his administration.
Aligning with the majority, Leader of the house, Hon. Michael Okonji, reeled out the achievement of the chairman, insisting that Obi Kelvin Ezenyili has done much in the council area.
He said the local government is safe since the emergence of his administration. He listed the chairman’s achievement that warranted the confidence vote to include construction and equipping of Oshimili south legislative complex, empowerment of youths, widows and women.
He also listed purchase of a 500KVA standby generator to provide uninterrupted to the secretariat, introduction of automated payment system for local government identification process, partnering with Ecobank to empower female petty traders at zero percent interest rate.
The Leader of the House also listed among others continuous participation in the sponsorship of ALGON annual sports festival and winning the 2022/2023 trophy, partnering with book authors to provide and distribute books on the eradication of cultism to both primary and secondary schools in the local government area.
Hon. Okonji who spoke glowingly of the chairman added that the Ezenyili graded roads, offset over 60percent outstandin debts owed contractors by previous administrations and providing palliatives to flood victims and refurbishing of the Oshimili south revenue court, among others.
Reacting to the vote of confidence passed on him, the chairman thanked the legislators for finding him worthy. He commended the lawmakers being partners in the progress of the local government.
He noted specially that this administration is the first time one House Leader will be sitting from beginning to the end of a tenure, a development which indicates cordial relationship among members of the chamber.In another development, the Oshimili south legislative arm has proposed two bills on indiscriminate disposal of wastes and a bill to ban activities of scavengers in the local government area.
The bill, sponsored by Hon. Kelvin Nwabueze, representing Oko-Anala constituency and chairman of house committee on environment, intends to stop scavengers in Oshimili south and transfer regulation of waste in the council area to local government authorities.
Defending the bill before the house, Hon. Nwabueze said there are so many agencies and MDAs of the state government carrying out jobs which ordinarily should be done by the local government council.
He argued that the activity of waste disposal and regulation of PSPs falls within the purview of the local government, noting that people pay money to PSPs but most PSPs do not carry out the job they are paid for. Hence, he insisted that the job of organization of PSPs should be moved from state government agencies to the local government council.
