by S’ola Filani
… No, not the Nasarawa governor. He is fighting tooth and nail to fend the enemies off.
Not many saw this one coming, but members of Ebonyi State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Chukwuma Nwazunku.
According to reports, 18 out of the 24 members of the house allegedly carried out the impeachment of the speaker this morning, 21 July 2014.
He was impeached over allegations of gross misconduct, incompetence and corruption.
According to reports, the members of the House re-instated three members who were on suspension before moving to impeach the Speaker.
A new speaker, Hon. Helen Nwaobasi has immediately being elected to replace him.
UPDATE:
Ebonyi state Government house was thrown into chaos and disorder around 11:00am on Monday morning as the impeached speaker of the house of assembly, Rt. Hon Chukwuma Nwazunku attempted to see the Governor of the state, Martin Elechi.
The 18 lawmakers who had impeached Hon. Nwazunku at 6:30 am had also led a delegation to meet with the state governor, which coincided with the arrival of the impeached speaker.
The members of state House of Assembly immediately made moves to prevent the Speaker from meeting the Governor and also from attending a function at the Exco chambers of the Government House.
The commotion which almost led to a physical confrontation was narrowly prevented by the arrival of security operatives who averted and quelled the uproar, and subsequently took the speaker to a corner away from the angry lawmakers.
One of the legislators, Hon Enyi C Enyi, addressed journalists saying that the new Speaker, Hon Helen Obasi representing Abakaliki South is the legitimate Speaker.
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