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The Benue State House of Assembly has threatened legal action against the House of Representatives over the summons issued to the Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh and the leadership of the House, News360 Nigeria reports.

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions few days ago summoned the Governors of Benue and Zamfara states alongside the leadership of their Houses of Assembly to appear before the Committee on Thursday, May 8, 2025 to explain why their functions should not be taken over by the House of Representatives.

The summon was sequel to a petition allegedly written by a group, Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law urging the House to take over the functions of the two Houses of Assembly of the states.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Benue State Assembly Speaker, Terver Zamber in a statement, said the House also passed a resolution calling on the Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh, to disregard the summons from the National Assembly.

The Assembly in the statement argued that “the summons contravene the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) as amended.

“The House plans to take legal action against the National Assembly, while also requesting investigations by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Inspector General of Police into the individuals who signed the petition.

“The State House Assembly also called on the National Assembly Caucus from Benue State (Senate/ Reps) to come for proper engagement with the House to explain why the State is portrayed in bad light at the National Assembly.”

Lending his voice on the petition against the House, Majority Leader, Mr. Saater Tiseer noted that “the notice sent by the National Assembly was out of ignorance.”

According to him, “by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Benue State House of Assembly is not answerable to the National Assembly. Section (101) has given the House the powers to legislate on its business without external control.”

On his part, the Member representing Katsina- Ala West State Constituency, Peter Ipusu accepted the decision of the House to take the National Assembly to court adding that the Guidance of Democracy should be joined in the suit for misleading the National Assembly.

Infoguy666:
https://news360ng.com/benue-assembly-vows-to-drag-reps-to-court-over-summons/

Yankee101:
It’s illegal
Sue them
You’re difffernt arms of government and they don’t have oversight over you, unless they create a law that is assented by the senate and president and all houses of assembly to amend the constitution

AyeMoJuba:
What about when national security is threatened by either the actions or in actions of the state?
Remember the federal allocates security funds monthly to States... What have those 2 States bn doing with the security funds they get every month?

AyeMoJuba:
What about when national security is threatened by either the actions or in actions of the state?
Remember the federal allocates security funds monthly to States... What have those 2 States bn doing with the security funds they get every month?

Infoguy666:
https://news360ng.com/benue-assembly-vows-to-drag-reps-to-court-over-summons/

AyeMoJuba:
What about when national security is threatened by either the actions or in actions of the state?
Remember the federal allocates security funds monthly to States... What have those 2 States bn doing with the security funds they get every month?

AyeMoJuba:
What about when national security is threatened by either the actions or in actions of the state?
Remember the federal allocates security funds monthly to States... What have those 2 States bn doing with the security funds they get every month?

Lanretoye:
they don’t know and they won’t make attempt to learn,when they declare state of emergency there now they will be spitting trash and planning to burn the country like gtb

AyeMoJuba:
What about when national security is threatened by either the actions or in actions of the state?
Remember the federal allocates security funds monthly to States... What have those 2 States bn doing with the security funds they get every month?

telleyway:
Have you read the petition?
What has that to do with ambiguous national security?
Why is brono not on state of emergency Mr national security?

Kennyfancy:
what will you declare for the fail federal government that cant protect is citizens ?

HitRun:
Federal does not allocate anything to states. They share based on a formula that is a law.

Mitsurugi:
Ask AyeMoJuba o

AyeMoJuba:
What about when national security is threatened by either the actions or in actions of the state?
Remember the federal allocates security funds monthly to States... What have those 2 States bn doing with the security funds they get every month?

cjfavour:
Anakogheri!!! The federal allocates security funds monthly to states is d most funniest part of this write up. National security threatened ko, National security threatened nii. See people boasting they know politics!!!

AyeMoJuba:
Agreed but the question is what has those 2 States whose security situation is threatening the peace of the whole nation bn doing with the shared security funds?