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Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law the bill to regulate the registration and administration of Town Unions in Enugu State and for other Connected Purposes, House Bill, No. 9, 2025 into law.
Southeastposts gathered that the bill when accented to by Governor Mbah will help regulate the activities of Town Unions in the state and curb frequent crisis that occur in many communities of the state.
Speaking on the merits of the bill during plenary, leader of the House, Hon. Desmond Iloabuchi Aniagu, said the bill would solve a lot of problems in communities where at times the Town Union heads clash with the traditional rulers of their communities.
He said the bill would bring peace and progress in Enugu communities, asserting that, “where there is peace, progress will come to the area.”
“The bill will curb the crisis between Igwe and town Union heads. A lot of problems in the communities will be solved. I urge my colleagues to look into this bill critically because this will bring peace to many communities,” he said.
He also stated that the law would checkmate the Ministry of Rural Affairs to ensure that peace reigns in various communities.
Due to the relevance of the bill, the House quickly dissolved into committee of whole where they unanimously agreed that the Ministry of Rural Matters is having overbearing influence on the communities by setting up caretaker Committee’s where they should organize peaceful elections to minimize crisis of leadership in the communities.
Members who.made inputs during the debate, agreed that the tenure of Caretaker Committees should not exceed six months before election is conducted, pointing out that some caretaker committee members colluded with the Ministry of Rural Development to extend and perpetuate themselves in office.
Member representing Isi-Uzo State Constituency, Hon. Gabriel Lebechi Eze in his contribution said,“The tenure of Caretaker Committees should be 3 to 6 months and nothing more. This will check the avarice of Caretaker Committees from extending their tenure,”
While passing the bill into law, the House resolved that the registration of Town Unions should be done bi-annually instead of yearly.
Also during plenary , the House passed into law a bill for a law to Repeal the Gaming Law CAP 86 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004 and to Enact a Law to Establish the Enugu State Gaming a d Lottery Commission to Regulate all Gaming and Lottery Activities in Enugu State and for Other Connected Purposes,
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