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| Sheriff Oborivwori. |
A mild drama ensued on Tuesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital during the screening of nominated individuals for the position of commissioner at the state House of Assembly, Asaba when a commissioner designate from Isoko North, Jonathan Ukodhiko was asked by the Speaker, Sheriff Oborivwori to introduce himself.
Ukodhiko, who started by saying “My names
are”, was immediately interjected and faulted by the Speaker who asked him to introduce
himself once again before the House Ukodhiko, who was visibly tensed, again,
started saying “My names are”, but the Speaker immediately interjected a second
time and asked him to start again.
The nominee said again, “My names are,” and at
this point, the Speaker told the nominee, “You can’t say my names are, it is
very wrong, that’s not a good way of introducing yourself. Correct yourself and
say my name is.”
Correcting himself, Ukodhiko
said, “My name is,” and the House burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, there was yet another mild drama
when the member representing Ughelli South constituency, Rueben Izeze, drew the
attention of the House to the credentials submitted by a nominee, who is the
immediate past commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, Julius
Egbedi.
There was no tax clearance certificate attached
to the documents.
Izeze said for anyone to be appointed into
such an office which Egbedi was being screened for by the House, he must
possess a tax clearance certificate.
At that juncture, the
Speaker, Oborivwori, appealed to Izeze to calm down and then overruled his
position.
The Speaker then asked the embattled nominee
and others to take a bow and go.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa had last week sent the
following names to the state House of Assembly: Charles Aniagwu, Barry Gbe,
Julius Egbedi, Ifeanyi Egwuyenga, Arthur Akpowowo, Festus Ochonogor, Flora
Alanta, Churchill Amagada, Jonathan Ukodhiko, Evelyn Oboro, Noel Omordon,
Fidelis Tilije, Rose Esewu, Lawrence Ejiofor, Shola Ogbemi-Daibo, Chris Onogba,
Kate Oniawan and Johnbull Edema as commissioner nominees for screening and
confirmation.
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