Anambra State House of Assembly is the Legislative Branch of the Anambra State Government created in 1991 when Anambra State was created. It is a unicameral body with 30 elected members who represent 30 constituencies. As of June 2019, Uchenna Okafor is the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly.[1]
Anambra State House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 7th Anambra State House of Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly | |
Deputy Speaker | Hon. Pascal Agbodike, All Progressives Grand Alliance |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 30 |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Meeting place | |
| Awka | |
Composition
editThe Anambra State House of Assembly has 30 members. These members represent the 30 constituencies that are under the 21 local government areas of the state.[2] The local government areas are divided into three senatorial zones which comprised Anambra Central, Anambra North, and Anambra South. These Senatorial zones comprised 10 constituencies each that have representatives in the State House of Assembly.[3]
List of constituencies
editAnambra Central Senatorial Zone: Anaocha I, Anaocha II, Awka North, Awka South I, Awka South II, Dunukofia, Idemmili North, Idemmili South, Njikoka I and Njikoka II.
Anambra North Senatorial Zone: Anambra West, Anambra East, Oyi, Onitsha North II,
Onitsha South I, Onitsha South II, Ayamelum, Onitsha North I, Ogbaru I and Ogbaru II.
Anambra South Senatorial Zone: Aguata I, Aguata II, Ihiala I, Ihiala II, Nnewi North,
Nnewi South I, Orumba North, Orumba South, Ekwusigo and Nnewi South II
Defections
editThe Anambra State House of Assembly has witnessed a series of defections. In September 2021, six lawmakers defected from All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to All Progressives Congress (APC).[4][5]
In the same vein, 11 members of the House moved from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors were five
serving members, four former House of Representatives members, and two Anambra House of Assembly members. They were Douglas Egbuna, Ebuchi Offor, Vincent Oguwelu, Ifeanyichukwu Ibezi, Emeka Anoku, Chris Emeka and Ifeanyi Monah, Ohwudili Ezenwa, Chinwe Nwaebili,.Chuma Nzeribe and Emeka Azubogu.[6]
List of Speakers
editThese are the list of past till present speakers of the house;[7]
- Dom Obiekwe (1992–1993)
- Emeka Anyaenatu (1993)
- Eucharia Okwunna (1993–1999)
- Barth Onugholu (1999–2003)
- Mike Balonwu (2003–2007)
- Anayo Nnebe (2007–2011)
- Chinwe C. Nwaebili (2011–2015)
- Rita O. Maduagwu (2015–2017)
- Uche Okafor (2019–2023)
- Somtochukwu Udeze (2023–present)
References
edit- ^ "Uche Okafor emerges new speaker Anambra House of Assembly" June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Anambra State LGAs". Centre for Community and Rural Development. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ "Anambra: APGA wins 24 seats, PDP 6 in House of Assembly poll". Vanguard News. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ Chukindi, Joe (2021-09-04). "Why we left APGA – Six Anambra State assembly members". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ "Anambra Guber: 6 Assembly members join APC". Daily Nigerian. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ "APC receives 11 Anambra lawmakers from PDP, APGA". 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ "List of Speakers of Anambra State House of Assembly". Anambra state Magazine. 2023. pp. 26–28.
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