{"id":5474,"date":"2026-02-23T14:45:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/delta-assembly-launches-department-to-review-impact-of-state-laws-on-citizens\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:51:31","slug":"delta-assembly-launches-department-to-review-impact-of-state-laws-on-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/delta-assembly-launches-department-to-review-impact-of-state-laws-on-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Assembly Launches Department To Review Impact Of State Laws On Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts to strengthen accountability and ensure laws deliver tangible benefits to citizens have received a boost in Delta State with the launch of a Post-Legislative Scrutiny (PLS) Department by the State House of Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaker of the House, Rt. 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Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, said the initiative would enhance oversight by providing a mechanism to evaluate how laws are implemented and their impact on residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that the department, would support evidence-based lawmaking and ensure policies remain responsive to the needs of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN, also expressed support, reaffirming collaboration with the Assembly to improve governance outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freeborn Abraye Efforts to strengthen accountability and ensure laws deliver tangible benefits to citizens&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Delta Assembly Launches Department To Review Impact Of State Laws On Citizens","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img_8387-1.jpg?fit=726%2C678&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5480,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/rt-hon-emomotimi-dennis-guwor-a-leadership-profile-in-peace-development-security-and-economic-growth-in-delta-state___by-freeborn-abraye\/","url_meta":{"origin":5474,"position":0},"title":"Rt. 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