Barely one week after the impeachment
of former Governor Murtala Nyako by the
Adamawa State House of Assembly ,
attention seems to have shifted to
Rivers State where some lawmakers of
the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP )
said they are set to serve the state
governor , Rotimi Amaechi , a notice .
In an exclusive interview with Sunday
Independent in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State capital on Friday, the factional
Speaker of the House, Evans Bapakaye
Bipi , disclosed that an impeachment
notice would have been served to
Amaechi last week, but that the decision
was delayed because the state judiciary
is not functional .
“ I and my colleagues met last week to
serve Amaechi the impeachment notice .
But , we are delayed because there is no
Judiciary . That is why we have to hold
on . As soon as the Judiciary resumes ,
we will serve him ”, Evans said .
But , the Deputy Speaker of the House,
Leyii Kwanee , responded that the
impeachment process by the six PDP
lawmakers was “ a mere rumour” .
Kwanee explained that the Seventh
Assembly has not found any fault in
Amaechi that would warrant his
impeachment .
“ Six of them cannot and will never think
of that . The Seventh Assembly does not
see any reason to impeach Governor
Amaechi , because , he has not done
anything that would warrant his
impeachment in any way.
“ What you have been hearing is a mere
rumour and we cannot waste our time
on that ” , he stated .
On the defection of 25 lawmakers loyal
to Amaechi to the All Progressives
Congress ( APC) , Evans said those seats
have already been declared vacant by
the PDP , saying that there is a
constitutional backing to such
declaration .
Evans , who represents Ogu / Bolo state
constituency in the House, explained
that the 1999 Constitution is very clear
on the issue of defection , noting that
those who won elections on the PDP
platform and decided to defect to
another party before the expiration of
their tenures have automatically lost
their seats .
“ Their seats have been declared vacant .
In the National Assembly , those who left
PDP for APC have since returned
because they know what the
constitution says .
“ They don ’t have any legal reason to
continue to occupy those seats because
they are no more members of the PDP ”.
According to him , Section 109 ( 1 ) ( g ) of
the 1999 Constitution ( as amended)
says that a member of a House of
Assembly shall vacate his seat in the
House if , “being a person whose
election to the House was sponsored by
a political party, he becomes a member
of another political party before the
expiration of the period for which that
House was elected”, he quoted.
In a related development , the purported
planned resignation by the Minister of
State for Education, Nyesom Wike , has
continued to generate apprehension in
Rivers State between camps of the
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) and
some stakeholders .
Insider information has revealed that the
PDP in the state are cautious about Wike
because he is also of the Ikwerre tribe as
Amaechi , as some of them have insisted
that the party ’s slot must go to some
other ethnic group to keep their chances
of winning bright .
This comes as Wike ’s camp has even
gone the extra mile to denounce the
rumour of his resignation and
governorship ambition.
“ There are also jingles on several radio
stations debunking the story , which was
awash the social media last week ”.
A fresh angle to the story emerged on
Thursday that Wike has concluded
arrangements to quit his ministerial job
next month to pay adequate attention to
his 2015 governorship ambition in Rivers
State .
But , when contacted on telephone
Thursday , a stalwart of the PDP in Rivers
State and former Commissioner for
Information in the state , Emma Okah,
said it was only natural for the minister
to resign his appointment at the
appropriate time .
“ Following the calls by many ethnic
groups , communities and individuals in
Rivers State , Barrister Nyesom Wike
should offer himself for the 2015
governorship election.
“ People of the state love him and that is
why they are calling on him to come out
and serve them ” , Okah said .
According to him , “ if those calls are
genuine and they are positive , it means
he has to offer himself for the
assignment .
“ This therefore means that if he was
working , then he will naturally need to
resign at the appointed time . The
minister has the discretion to resign and
contest , if he wishes” .

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/07/six-pdp-lawmakers-move-remove-amaechi/

Joblessness....mtscheeeeeeewwwww

Oloriburuku olofo omo adanu ni Goatlord Jonathan yi o.

PDP and their drama..Na wao always causing trouble everywhere (PDP)

Evans bipi and his crew should remember chidi Lloyd is still the leader of the rivers state house of assembly and the new mace built after the old one was broken is pure "METAL".

Making attempts to justify the new mobilization funds from Aso Rock

This Tout will not enjoy monies ' his jesus' gave him in peace? Maybe he needs to make a little more noise so 'his jesus' will come up with more funds before he is swept off the House of Assembly...Rivers state is blessed with too many sound minds to have fellows as Evans, who should be at the motor park, representing them, just because he was a house boy to a certain lady he calls ' his jesus'

egift: Making attempts to justify the new mobilization funds from Aso Rock

The salaries of the PDP lawmakers in the state are not being paid, their constituency allowances seized and other constituency project fund halted by the executive. Doesn't that warrant impeachment ?

SeaGold: The salaries of the PDP lawmakers in the state are not being paid, their constituency allowances seized and other constituency project fund halted by the executive. Doesn't that warrant impeachment ?

No. What requires is stating and resolving "Why" it has not been paid. Or do you think we should impeach Jonathan because Innocent Nigerians are killed under his watch? For me it is No. What we need is to get our leaders to use the apparatus of Government to stop the killings.

Hahahahahahahahah they should keep dreaming till 2015. They should also be reminded that the house Majority Leader Chidi Lloyda, is still very much around oo. Those deceiving them to embark on illegal impeachment will not be there to receive the weeping of the Mace ooo. They should better seek advice from Micheal Chinda who had a better taste of it last time .

Thank God the new mace is now metal. Bibi hope you bought helmet?

Gov. Amaechi all the way!

SeaGold:

The salaries of the PDP lawmakers in the state are not being paid, their constituency allowances seized and other constituency project fund halted by the executive. Doesn't that warrant impeachment ?

Yes. It does not warrant impeachment. 20 billions dollars did not warrant impeachment na seizure of salaries of legislooters go now warrant impeachment? E ti ya were

Troublesome Lawmakers in Rivers State, I Wonder What power is turning this country Into, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Edo, Rivers, hmmmm, I'm watching

Symphony007: Evans bipi and his crew should remember chidi Lloyd is still the leader of the rivers state house of assembly and the new mace built after the old one was broken is pure "METAL".

.......symphony.......lol

seanet01: Yes. It does not warrant impeachment. 20 billions dollars did not warrant impeachment na seizure of salaries of legislooters go now warrant impeachment? E ti ya were

Seizing democratically elected representatives of their constitutional entitlement is a political impunity of the best degree and calls for impeachment of the executive for this overbearing recklessness.

A drunk fulani man whose brain is majorly composed of fura da nunu made a careless allegation of missing fund without any comprehensive data to back his claim and you are here giving excuse for "impeachment". The senate report have absolve the management of NNPC of any shortchange in the remittance of their statutory obligation to the federation account so where is your basis for "argument"