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Delta House of Assembly to hold public hearing on Electricity Power Sector Bill

A public hearing on a bill to repeal the Delta State Electric Power Sector Law has been scheduled to be held on Friday,  September13.
The public hearing which is being organised by the House Joint Committee on Energy and Special Bills will be held at the Press Center, State Assembly Complex, Okpanam road, Asaba beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning.
A statement by the Chairman House of Assembly Committee on Energy, Hon. Frank Esenwa, who represents Oshimili North in the House, recalled that the House at its sitting on Tuesday 21 May, 2024 referred the bill to the joint committee on Energy and Special Bills for further legislative consideration.
The Lawmaker has therefore invited stakeholders to the public hearing, saying that the committee will be glad to receive inputs, written or oral from critical stakeholders, especially Delta State Ministries of Energy, Environment, Lands and Survey, Justice as well as Science and Technology.
Also invited for the public hearing and for written or oral  inputs are the Delta State Rural Development Agency, RDA, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Nigerian Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers, Nigeria Society of Engineers, Bastanchury Power Solutions Nigeria Limited, Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders from public and Private Sectors.
Hon Esenwah said all memoranda from interested individuals, organizations and the general public should be in 25 copies, enclosed in sealed envelopes, addressed to the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and to reach the Clerk of the Committee in the Legislative Department on or before Thursday 12 September, 2024.
The Bill is for a Law to repeal the Delta State Electric Power Sector Law 2022 and enact the Delta State Electric Power Sector Law 2024 to provide for a Comprehensive Legal Framework in the electricity generation, transmission, distribution and the protection of consumers rights including the development of a viable electricity market and for other matters related.
In the same vein, Assembly has also scheduled a Public hearing on a Bill for a Law to Enact and Consolidate the Law relating to the Licensing, Control and Registration of Pets and other related matters connected therewith in Delta State for Sept. 9.
A statement by the Chairman, House of Assembly committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Perkins Umukoro said the public hearing is billed for 2:00 pm at the Press Center, Delta State Assembly complex, Okpanam road, Asaba.
The lawmaker recalled that the Speaker, Rt Hon Dennis Guwor had at the sitting of the House on Tuesday 2nd July, referred the bill to a joint committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health, Environment, Oil and Gas for further legislative scrutiny.
Umukoro therefore in the statement, requested relevant stakeholders, particularly the Delta State Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health, Environment, Oil and Gas as well as Justice to submit memoranda to the Committee on or before Friday this week, the 6th September 2024.
The statement also urges Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as well as the State Chapter of Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association to be part of the public hearing by forwarding memoranda to the committee.
All memoranda according to Hon Umukoro who represents Sapele Constituency and Chief Whip of the House, should be in 12 copies and enclosed  in a sealed envelope.
Such memoranda, the statement adds, should be addressed to the Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources and marked; “Delta State Pet Control and Responsible Ownership Bill, 2024 and to reach the Clerk of the committee before the close of work on Friday.

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