Edeson Online News: Drama As Abia & Rivers State Speakers Resign From Office

Saturday 31 December 2016

Drama As Abia & Rivers State Speakers Resign From Office

Chief Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after he was elected. Njoku, 9th Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, was elected at about 4.10 p.m.yesterday following the impeachment of
Chief Martins Azubuike over financial recklessness.
He announced his resignation at the resumption of plenary at about 2.50 p.m. today, thanked members for the confidence they reposed in him by electing him as Speaker.
The Clerk of the House, Mr John-Pedro Irokansi, immediately called for an election to be conducted to fill the vacuum created by Njoku’s resignation. Mr Chikwendu Kalu, representing Isialangwa South Constituency was elected by consensus
With his election, Kalu, an Aba-based legal practitioner, emerged the tenth Speaker of the sixth Abia Assembly.
Similarly, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adams Dabutorudima has resigned from office. He announced his resignation today. We learnt Rivers State Governor, Barr.Nyesom Wike allegedly forced the speaker to resign.
The Speaker was favoured to replace his predecessor following the decisions of the courts that sacked nearly all the lawmakers from the state during the 2015 general elections due to widespread electoral malpractice, violence and bloodbath.
Similarly, the former Speaker, Rt.Hon.Ikuinyi Ibani-Awaji has been reelected to take over his previous position having won his rerun election and is among those sworn in today.
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