Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that financial autonomy of the Judicial and Legislative Arms of government were necessary as it would engender speedy and effective service delivery to the people.
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Okowa stated this at a thanksgiving service at Emmanuel The Saviour Catholic Church, Asaba, to usher in the 2019/2020 Legal Year in Delta.
He said that there was the need for greater partnership among the three arms of government to ensure good govervance and provide ddesirous autonomy for all the arms.
“I believe that when people work together they do not have any fear; we are able to discuss our problems together and to share common solutions, because either elected or appointed, our goal is to serve the people.
“Together in partnership, we will be able to offer the best to our people, because no matter what you do, if it is not right with the Judiciary, it cannot be right with the common man and we believe that it is very pressing for the Judiciary to have financial autonomy.
“We are very confident that with the way the House of Assembly is working, the financial autonomy will be granted the Judiciary before the end of the year.
“We have set the ball rolling. We are the first state to operate fully, the financial autonomy for the legislature, though, we are the second state to pass the Bill.
“I believe that they (Assembly) will be fast in ensuring that they pass the Bill for financial autonomy for the Judiciary and ensure that it is operationalized, because we are very desirous of the financial autonomy for the judiciary,” the governor said.
The Deputy Governor, Mr Kingsley Otuaro, two former Deputy Governors, Chief Benjamin Elue and Prof. Amos Utuama, Speaker, House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori; Chief Judge of the state, Justice Marshal Umukoro, traditional rulers and other dignitaries, attended the church service.
