The Benue State House of Assembly complex was
on Thursday shut down over intensive plot by the
lawmakers to impeach the speaker, Terhile Ayua
and Governor Gabriel Suswam.


The lawmakers, including members of All
Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had held an
emergency session on Wednesday to collect
signatures so as to impeach the speaker.


The action of the assembly members is hinged on
the speakers’ alleged inability to defend their
welfare before the executive arm of government
hence their salaries were owed and that the
speaker also connived with the governor, without
the consent of members to approve and assent
the bills for revenue administration and
chieftaincy appointment.


Yesterday, the assembly complex was under lock
and key, just as lawmakers and other legislative
staff totally deserted the place. It was gathered
that some lawmakers and legislative workers who
came to work without knowing went disappointed.


Sources in the assembly said the speaker, Ayua
had directed the clerk and security operatives in
the assembly to shut the complex. The mace was
also reportedly carted away.


It was gathered that some aggrieved PDP
lawmakers who lost re-election and members of
the APC who were sidelined in the governor’s
largesse to influence the lawmakers to approve
the chieftaincy bill, called for the impeachment of
the speaker.

Culled from LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER

http://leadership.ng/news/politics/429683/benue-
assembly-shut-over-plot-to-impeach-speaker-
governor

Impeachment here and there. Politics is such a dirty game. Smh.

OK

Suswam

Are these law makers working for the state or for themselves, it about time this thing is done on part-time bases