Delta State elders, under the aegis of The Forum for Good Governance, on Sunday described the speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ovwigho Igbuya as an "astute lawmaker and the most effective person in that post in the history of the state".

They also praised the speaker for protecting the rights of all members in the House for advancing the plans of the people through the legislative process and acting with integrity.

A statement released by the spokesperson of the TFFGG, Chief Ndudi Nkenchor, after a meeting in Asaba lauded the first lawmaker elected three times from Sapele for giving the lawmakers and their staff  training programmes both locally and internationally.

Calling the presiding officer of the House a voice for reform, the elders also commended him for making the legislative process more open and transparent.

By Njamanze Fidel