The Imo State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of four members of the house over an alleged plot to impeach the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chike Olemgbe.
The Speaker who made this announcement on Tuesday said the decision to suspend them was taken at the executive session.
The suspended lawmakers included Ahiazu-Mbaise, Samuel Otuibe; Ezinihitte-Mbaise, Henry Agbasonu; Okigwe, Chidiebere Ogbunikpa and Oru-West, Dominic Ezerioha.
The Speaker also announced that all standing Committees belonging to the suspended members have been retrieved from them.
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Meanwhile, during the plenary, the Speaker made minor reshufflement on the standing Committees.
On the reason for the suspension, the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Peter Uwa said: “For hatching, scheming an impeachment plan and inciting members to impeach the speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, it was the reason they were suspended.
“Nobody moved the motion for their suspension it came as an announcement from the speaker of the state House of Assembly,” he added.
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