Abok Ayuba: Plateau Lawmakers Speaks On Removing Former Speaker

Following the impeachment of the former speaker, Abok Ayuba, some lawmakers loyal to the new Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA), Yakubu Sanda, have insisted that they followed all constitutional provisions in impeaching the former.

The Majority Leader of the House,Mr Daniel Nanlong, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos that reports that only eight members impeached Ayuba were false.

“We want to put it on record that due process was followed in the impeachment of the former Speaker, Abok Ayuba, as provided in section 92, 2 (C) Constitution Federal Republuc of Nigeria 1999 (As amended) that 16 out of the 24 members signed a resolution for his impeachment.

“This was complied with on the 28th October, 2021.

“The public and members of the press should note that 17 members were present in the Chambers at the sitting on that day which is more than the required number that forms a Quorum in any legislative business of a State House of Assembly.

“It is baseless and misleading to say that only eight numbers signed for the impeachment of the former Speaker, as been spread around in the social and mainstream media and by some individuals.

“The clerk of the house is in possession of the names of all members who were in the house on that day.

“Unfortunately, some members of the other side who were there and even addressed the press afterward have been involved in misinforming the public,” Nanlong said.

He alleged that Abok was impeached because of his refusal to reconvene the house for legislative business.

The majority leader stated that because of Ayuba’s inability to reconvene the house for legislative business, bills, motions and matters of urgent public importance that could have helped the people of the State, suffered a serious setback which the new speaker, Sanda was determined to correct.