The Emohua Local Government Area Residents Registration, Identification and Security Management Bill 2026 has passed first reading before the Emohua Local Government Legislative Council.
Special Adviser to the Chairman (Information & Strategic Communication), Bright Jossy in a statement said the bill was presented by the Council Chairman, Sir Chidi Lloyd, on Monday at the Local Government Headquarters, seeking comprehensive identification, profiling, registration, documentation and monitoring of residents across the area.
Lloyd said the proposed law would strengthen internal security through an accurate database of persons living and doing business in Emohua, while helping to prevent impersonation, fraud and crime and promote peaceful coexistence between indigenes and non-indigenes.
He said the law was also necessary to prepare Emohua for the expected influx of investors and property developers, following its projection as an emerging investment destination in Rivers State.
The bill provides for an Emohua Residents Registration and Security Management Committee comprising representatives of the executive and legislative arms, security agencies, traditional rulers, religious and community leaders, traders, non-indigenes, women and youth groups.
Lloyd said the law would make the area less conducive for criminal elements, drug traffickers and perpetrators of other social vices, while providing penalties for vandalism of electrical installations and other public infrastructure.
The bill was adopted as a working document and passed first reading.
The Leader of the Legislative Council, Rt. Hon. Love Nyenke, commended Lloyd’s commitment to peace, security and development in the area and pledged the councillors’ support for his administration.
Lloyd, accompanied by his deputy, Hon. Mrs Vivian Amadi, and other principal officers, later inspected the new Legislative Council Complex, scheduled for commissioning as part of activities marking his administration’s first anniversary.
