The efforts of 16 members of the Abia State’s House of Assembly to impeach Speaker Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, yesterday, May 2, has been voided.
The House plenary suspended the lawmakers involved in the impeachment plot, including the Deputy Speaker and seven others.
The aggrieved members had voted to impeach the Speaker, Hon. Chinedum Orji, after Chukwudi Apugo (Umuahia East) reportedly moved the motion of impeachment, which was seconded by Hon. Okey Igwe (Umunneochi Constituency).
Politics Nigeria gathered that the Speaker, on getting to know about the plot, convened the House plenary, which suspended indefinitely, the Deputy Speaker, Ifeanyi Uchendu, who allegedly presided over the impeachment process of the Speaker.
Also suspended are Hon. Okey Igwe, member representing Umunneochi State Constituency; Hon. Obinna Ichita of Aba South; Hon. Chukwu Chijioke of Bende North; Hon. Thomas Nkoro of Ukwa East; Hon. Chukwudi Apugo of Umuahia East; Rt. Hon. Chikwendu Kalu and Rt. Hon. Kennedy Njoku.
In a motion moved by the member representing Umuahia South state constituency, Hon. Jerry Uzosike and seconded by Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, the House, however, frowned at the activities of the members and suspended them for one month without pay.
