The Enugu State House of Assembly Monday morning
served the state Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime, a notice of impeachment over
allegations of corruption and highhandedness.
14 out of the 24 members of the House of the Assembly
approved the process.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Eugene Odoh
presided over the session where the motion of impeachment was approved.
Governor Chime and the Assembly have been at war over
the Assembly's refusal to approve an N11 billion naira loan for the out going
government.
Chime was also accused of inducing members of the
Assembly to move against the Speaker and the leadership of the House.
The Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Christopher Chukwurah,
who was present at Monday's session, was directed to serve the notice on the
governor immediately.
Also, the Deputy Speaker, Chime Oji who was recently
elected to represent Enugu North/South Federal Constituency; Hon. Emeka
Ogbuabor and Deputy House Leader, John Kevin Ukwuta were suspended at the
session having been found guilty of misconduct and violating the rules of
Assembly.
However, after the session, a group of lawmakers led
by the suspended deputy Speaker sat without the mace and “impeached” the
Speaker. The nine lawmakers who arrived the Assembly Complex with another mace,
reversed the suspension order earlier approved by the Odo-led leadership and
removed Odoh as Speaker of the House.
Hon. Chinedu Nwamba, representing Nsukka East
constituency, was “elected” as new Speaker of the House by the group.
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