Ebonyi Assembly suspends deputy speaker, 2 others

 Ebonyi Assembly suspends deputy speaker, 2 others

 From the information reaching us this morning it has been confirmed that  Ebonyi State House of Assembly yesterday, suspended the Deputy Speaker, Chief Blaise Oji, representing Afikpo South East Constituency, for alleged insubordination and causing disaffection.

Also suspended were Mr. Eni Uduma Chima, representing Afikpo South West Constituency and Mr. Frank Onwe, representing Ohaukwu North Constituency, for alleged un-parliamentary acts capable of causing disaffection in the running of the government of Ebonyi State.

The motion for the suspension was moved by the Deputy Chief Whip and member representing Izzi East Constituency, Mr. Francis Nwifuru under matters of urgent public importance.

He urged that the Deputy Speaker, Onwe and Chima should be suspended by the House for allegedly causing crisis between the Executive and the House of Assembly, an act he described as detrimental to the developmental stride of the government.

While seconding the motion, the member representing Ikwo South Constituency, Mr. Chike Imo, condemned the actions of the three members, adding that anybody found guilty of trying to cause disaffection between the state executive and any other organ of government should be shown the way out.

He said that the wheel of progress and development in the state should not be disrupted because of any personal interest.

When the Speaker, Chukwuma Nwazunku put the motion to vote, it was unanimously adopted and the Sergeant at Arms consequently matched the suspended members out of the chambers.

Recall that the House had earlier impeached the first speaker, Ikechukwu Nwankwo, and six months later, it impeached the former deputy speaker, Valentine Okike and suspended a female member, Mrs. Lilian Igwe, representing Ivo Constituency.