Abia State House Of Assembly Speaker Impeached

The Abia House of Assembly on Thursday impeached its Speaker Martins Azubuike, representing Isialangwa North Constituency.

This is just as the state assembly elected a new Speaker, Kennedy Njoku, representing Osisioma-Ngwa North Constituency.

Reports claimed that the Deputy Speaker of the House, Cosmos Ndukwe, who presided over the plenary, said that 20 out of 24 members signed the impeachment notice against Mr. Azubuike.

At the election conducted by the Clerk of the House, John-Pedro Irokansi, Mr. Njoku, polled 17 votes to defeat Chikwendu Kalu, representing Isialangwa South Constituency, who polled three votes.

The Deputy Leader of the House, Solomon Akpulonu, representing Obingwa East Constituency, who moved the motion for Azubuike’s removal, gave reasons for the action.

Mr. Akpulonu said that Mr. Azubuike “failed to ensure equitable distribution of positions and powers among members”.

The speaker was “insensitive to the rights and needs of members and general staff of the assembly.”