BNN - Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, yesterday, signed 10 bills, including the Public Service Records and Documentation Centre Bill 2018, into law.
Dickson in a statement in Yenagoa listed the bills to include; the Niger Delta University (Amendment) Bill, Media Corporation Bill, Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Amendment) Bill and the Teaching of Indigenous Language Bill.
Also signed into law are the Heritage Control, Biodiversity and Archaeological Sites Preservation Bill, Polytechnic (Amendment) Bill, Special Matters Court (Education) Bill, Community Safety Corps Bill and Registration of Neighbourhood Watch Bill.
The governor, after appending his signature on the bills, underscored the importance of the laws and expressed determination to implement them for the overall benefit of the state.
While urging the state House of Assembly to give expeditious consideration to other pending bills, before proceeding on their annual vacation, Governor Dickson said, the government would further enlighten the public on the significance of the laws, through its Ministry of Information and Orientation.
He said: “I’m highly delighted at the hard work, dedication, synergy and the way the Assembly easily relate with the vision of this restoration government for a new Bayelsa. We don’t take this for granted. I hope that this collaboration will continue in the interest of our state.
“Today, I’m signing the highest number of bills. I’ve not had 10 bills at a go before. These are bills touching on different important aspects of the life of our state and the Ministry of Information will give further highlights on the substance of these legislations.”
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