Seventeen members of the Kogi
House of Assembly have impeached four principal officers over alleged acts of
gross misconduct. The House also suspended three other lawmakers. The
impeachment and suspension took place on the floor of the House at an emergency
sitting held following the adoption of a motion by the 17 members, read by
Enema Paul (APC-Dekina II). The impeached principal officers are Ahmed
Mohammed, Deputy Speaker; Bello Hassan Abdullahi, Majority Leader; Ndako Idris,
Deputy Majority Leader and Edoko Moses Ododo, Deputy Chief Whip. The motion,
among other allegations, accused the four former principal officers of the
25-member House of gross misconduct and called for their immediate impeachment
and replacement. Ruling on the motion, the Speaker, Prince Matthew Kolawole,
put the question on whether 17 members actually signed the document and they
affirmed their position. Thereafter, Alfa Momoh Rabiu, representing Ankpa II,
was nominated and confirmed as the new Deputy Speaker by the group of 17
lawmakers Daily Trust Saturday reports that there was unusual heavy presence of
security personnel at the Assembly complex before the impeachment process
started. Findings revealed that the impeachment gale that hit the Assembly may
not be unconnected with the fallout of the just concluded presidential party
primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It would be recalled that the
state accredited 63 delegates for the said election, where Governor Yahaya
Bello featured but secured 47 votes. The governor’s score had triggered
allegation of betrayal and lack of genuine commitment on the part of some party
chieftains and political appointees.
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