Reminiscent of the July 9 fracas on the floor of Rivers State
House of Assembly, Port Harcourt, the dissident 6 lawmakers
opposed to Governor Rotimi Amaechi with the barking of
powerful forces in Abuja are set to sit to begin impeachment
proceedings against governor.
It was learnt last night that the impeachment was not targeted
at only Amaechi, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria
Governors' Forum (NGF), his deputy, Tele Ikuru, is also to be
removed.
The sitting will be presided over by a crony of First Lady
Patience Jonathan and the self-acclaimed Speaker of the
Rivers Assembly, Evans Bipi, who represents Ogu/Bolo
Constituency, and according to investigation, he will be made
the acting governor, after removing Amaechi and and his
deputy. This is crazy!
The anti-Amaechi lawmakers, to be backed by policemen and
the Armed Forces, will first declare vacant the seats of the 25
legislators loyal to the NGF chairman and to be accused of
defecting to the opposition party, the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
The lawmakers loyal to the Presidency and the acting Minister
of Education, Nyesom Wike, are Bipi, Michael Okechukwu
Chinda (Obio/Akpor II constituency), Kelechi Godspower
Nwogu (Omuma), Martins Amaewhule (Obio/Akpor I),
Victor Ihunwo (Port Harcourt III) and Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani,
the Chief Whip (Andoni).
The anti-Amaechi legislators are basing their decision to sit
today on yesterday's judgement of the Federal High Court
(FHC), Abuja, presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed,
which declared as unconstitutional, the taking over of the
Rivers House of Assembly by the National Assembly.
The Deputy Speaker of the Rivers Assembly, Leyii Kwanee, a
lawyer, however, said that Amachree remained the Speaker of
the Assembly, stressing that illegality, impunity and
lawlessness would not be condoned.
Kwanee assured that the 25 lawmakers would soon sit, but
there must be adequate security, to prevent a repeat of July 9
and 10 fracas and confrontation in the Rivers Assembly.
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