By Chuks Oyema-Aziken
The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Ned Nwoko has again stressed the importance of empowering citizens to own arms for self-defense.
He buttressed his points during a parley with Anioma journalists in his office at the Senate building in Abuja on Wednesday.
Senator Nwoko who sponsored the Self-defense and firearm ownership Regulation act, said it is needed for self protection as it would deter potential threats to lives.
He said the Act if passed into law will establish legal processes for arms acquisition and check proliferation.
He said the Bill for an Act to Establish the National Talent and Rehabilitation and Integration Agency, And For Related Matters, 2024 will create employment opportunities, market for local and export, while taking people away from crime.
The UK trained lawmaker acknowledged the poor epileptic power supply in his Delta North district, saying it has affected economic development.
The senator said he had initiated a motion to step down 100 megawatts of power from the power plant in Okpai in Ndokwa land to improve power supply in the area
He said his office has offered advice to the State government and relevant agencies on how the situation can be addressed.
The senator said he has initiated several programs aimed at alleviating the suffering of his people through pushing for projects that would directly impact on their lives.
He expressed concern about making agriculture a big business in Delta North through the completion of the Ogwashi-Ukwu dam which will serve 60 communities in the senatorial district.
Senator Nwoko maintained that when completed the Dam would provide enough water for irrigation for all year round farming activities thereby boosting food security in the communities in and around Anioma and even enough for export. He explained that he had met and had discussion with relevant stakeholders and decision makers with a view to providing the funds needed to complete it.
Barrister Ned Munir Nwoko is a member of 17 Senate Committees where he is playing a significant role in the policy formulation in the Upper Chamber. He is the vice Chairman of committees on Youth and Sports and Environment.
Among the 18 motions and 23 bills he has submitted and proposed are Need to Investigate the incessant and Nefarious Acts of crude oil thefts in the Niger Delta and it’s actors, motion on Need on Fintech companies in Nigeria to ensure stricter security standards amid rabid growth, and many more.
Some of the Bills the Distinguish Senator has sponsored include, a Bill for an Act to make provision for the registration and grant of licence for the use of private security companies in Nigeria, to compliment the activities of the military in the defence of the Nations territory and doe other related purpose, and a Bill for an Act to amend the Nigeria Defence Academy Establishment Act, for the establishment of additional Nigeria Defence Academy in Delta state and other related matter, among several other Bills.
As a way of fostering a more cordial relationship with the Anioma people in Abuja, Barrister Ned Nwoko has instructed his aides to come up with the list of all the indigenes with a view to playing host to them and also holding discussions on how to make Anioma communities a much improved place to reside.
