Why Delta Assembly suspended two Members

More facts have emerged on why the Delta State House of Assembly placed a three – month suspension on two of her members: Prince Erijo Johnson and Mrs Pat Ajudua on Tuesday.

A reliable source, who confided in our correspondent, revealed that the move to suspend the two members was made quickly to avert an impending impeachment of the Assembly Speaker, Hon Monday Igbuya and other principal officers.

According to the source, the former speaker, Hon. Victor Ochei, had during the Assembly members’ training, invited some lawmakers said to be his loyalists to his Philadelphia residence and lobbied them to change the House leadership.

”What happened today was as a result of a botched impeachment plan. Ochei invited some lawmakers to his Philadelphia residence during the Atlanta visit and that was where he lobbied our lawmakers to perfect a change in leadership. They also held other meetings in Atlanta,” the source said.

Listed among the lawmakers present at the meeting with Hon. Ochei were, Hon. Peter Onwusanya, Hon. Ruben Izeze, Hon. Adophus Ojo, Hon. Angela Nwaka, and Hon. Azuka Azaka.

Others were Hon. Samuel Mariere, Hon. Johnson Erijo, Hon. Pat Ajudua, and Hon. Denis Omovie

However, sensing that the impeachment was about to be moved on resumption date (Tuesday), Igbuya and his loyalists quickly handed a suspension for insubordination to Hon. Erijo and Pat Ajudua.

It was learnt that the house suspended only Erijo and Pat Ajudua in order not to cause a public outcry in the state and protests by their constituents as other lawmakers are in constant touch with their constituents.

If today’s impeachment plot had sailed through, Marieri would have emerged Speaker, Onwusanya Deputy Speaker, while Erijo would have become the Majority Leader.

The source further explained that the said former speaking who contested the Delta North senatorial seat under the platform of Accord Party was currently romancing with the Governor of the state.

“The Governor is using Hon. Ochei who knows the intrigue of Assembly politics to impeach speaker Igbuya,” he alleged.

Efforts made to get the chief press secretary to the Governor and that of the speaker for their comments proved abortive as at the time of filling the reports.

SOURCE: National Accord