Imo House of Assembly has enacted a law to regulate gaming and betting, including pool, lotteries, casino and related activities in the state.
The chamber also repealed the existing Law No. 44 of 2019, which according to the bill sponsor and Deputy Majority Leader, Emeka Nduka, did not capture some of the important revenue sources in the industry.
During plenary presided over by Speaker Paul Emeziem at a temporary venue in Owerri, the capital, at the weekend, the representative of Ehime-Mbano constituency observed that the bill has the capacity to boost the economic fortune of the state. x
He, therefore, urged his colleagues to give the piece of legislation accelerated hearing and passage. Nduka said: “This bill is important to the government and people of Imo State, as it is geared towards enhancing the revenue generation of the state government.
Imo Assembly receives list of commissioner nominees
The House resolved to pass a vote of confidence on the governor for his “monumental achievements” in his one year in office.
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The Imo House of Assembly on Tuesday received a list of four nominees for ratification of their appointment as commissioners in the state Executive Council.
The nomimees are Doris Uzoka, Bartholomew Okorochukwu, Boniface Nwogu and Uche Ohia.
The Speaker, Paul Emeziem (APC-Onuimo), during plenary, read the names from a letter sent to the House by Governor
He charged the committee to conclude the screening by Wednesday and report to the House.
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There was a moment of disagreement and name-calling between members of the ruling APC in the Imo State House of Assembly and the opposition lawmakers when the latter was accused of fueling the recent End SARS protest which claimed several lives in the state.
The member representing Aboh-mbaise state constituency, Eddy Obinna had made the allegations while presenting a motion on Thursday during plenary.
He said the opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cashed in on the protest to water down the efforts of the state and federal government as the ruling party.
“Recall that the EndSARS protest by the youths started as a peaceful demonstration and the government was already giving it due attention.
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The Imo State Assembly on Wednesday started a probe of the immediate past Speaker of the House, Collins Chiji, who was earlier impeached by his colleagues over alleged financial recklessness, incompetence and sabotage.
He was removed from office in November. The Assembly resolved to audit the financial records of the legislature beginning from June 2019 to November 2020.
At the plenary on Wednesday, former minority leader, Ekene Nnodimele, who represents Orsu state constituency, moved a motion for the probe.
Nnodimele, who also moved the motion for Chiji’s impeachment in November, said the probe was necessary so as to instill the culture of transparency and accountability in the Assembly.