Members of the Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday voted to impeeach the Speaker, Hon. Chinedum Orji.
The motion for his impeachment was moved by Hon Kennedy Njoku, a member representing Osisioma North Constituency, and was seconded by Hon Chukwu Chijioke of the APC, member representing Bende North State Constituency.
He was impeachement vote had 18 out of 27 members of the assembly.
Hon Njoku said: “the move for impeachment was as a result of his (Speaker) lack of insensitivity to the welfare of members and all other sundry activities”.
“Mr. Speaker, it is very clear to us that all of them has promoted into gross misconduct of the office of the speaker, hence we move a motion for the removal of the speaker”. Hon. Njoku added.
Candidreporters.com also gathered the impeachment sitting did not hold at the Abia State House of Assembly complex in Umuahia.
Orji, son of the former governor of the state, Theodore Orji, lost the February 25 National Assembly poll for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Nigerian Police Force have taken over the entrance gate of the state assembly to prevent any possible break down of law and order.
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