AS the Oyo State House of Assembly led by the first female Speaker, Monsurat Sunmonu began its sitting, expectations of the residents in the state are high.

LEGISLATIVE inexperience on the part of most members of Adamawa State House of Assembly may constitute a drawback to effective and cohesive deliberations as the legislators settle down for real business.

AS the seventh Senate resumes tomorrow after its two weeks recess, it will be faced with problems of accommodation for new Senators and screening of ministerial nominees.

SPEAKER Aminu Tambuwal’s first three weeks in office have attracted accolades from different segments of the Nigerian society in spite of the discordant tunes that trailed his emergence from his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). By the time he clocks 100 days in office, the young lawyer is expected to have consolidated his hold on the House.

FORMER Director of Delta State Waterways Limited, a legal practitioner and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Itse-Elijah Wilkie, strongly believes that Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has done well in spite of criticisms. He robustly defends his stance in this interview with Vanguard.

THERE is so much expectation from the present crop of House of Assembly members in Anambra State following what many people regard as the below average performance of the previous Houses in the state. Since 1999 when the present democratic dispensation came into being, the state House of Assembly had been dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.