Benue Speaker impeached

The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Honourable Terkimbir Kyange has been impeached.

Ikyange was impeached in his  absence when 22 lawmakers passed a vote of no confidence on him at about 4pm.

The sitting lasted for 45 minutes as Hon .Richard Ujege ( Konshisha Constituency)  moved the motion for  the impeachment of the Speaker and was seconded by Antony Ogbu (Ado constituency) .

After the impeachment, the lawmakers elected Hon Titus Uba ( Vandeikya) as the new Speaker, while  Johnson Ahubi.( Otukpo- Akpa)  is the new deputy speaker .

Titus Uba, the new speaker is from the All Progressive congress ( APC), Kyan constituency in Vandeikya local government .

Hon Avine  Gbum ( Makurdi north ) was elected the majority leader , Kester Ikyenge( Logo) Chief Whip .

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The sitting was presided over by Hon Sule Audu as Speaker pro-tempro, and Johnson Ahubi moved the motion for the nomination of the new Speaker and was seconded by Hon Avine Gbum.

Out of 30 members in the house, only 22 sat as eight were absent .

The members arrived the chamber through Government House Makurdi and went out through the same route which shares fence with the assembly complex.

The House had been adjourned till August 15 by the former speaker Hon .Terkimbir Ikyange two weeks ago.

At the sitting, Hon Avine Gbum, Makurdi north defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) .

All the 22 members signed the impeachment notice and may all defect to PDP .

The new speaker told newsmen that they impeached the speaker because of high handedness.

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