8 Benue Lawmakers Serve Ortom Impeachment Notice

Eight lawmakers in the Benue state House of Assembly have served an impeachment notice on Samuel Ortom, governor of the state.

The plot to oust the governor is reportedly spearheaded by Terkimbi Ikyange who was removed as speaker of the assembly last week and Senator George Akume.

The development comes few days after Governor Ortom defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party.

The anti-Ortom lawmakers were listed as Adanyi Benjamin, Terhemba Chabo, Benjamin Nungwa, Bem Mngutyo, Adams Okloho, James Okefe and Nick Eworo.

According The Cable, Ikyange and the lawmakers opposed to the governor forced their way into the assembly complex with the support of the police.

Ikyange, who remained in the APC despite recent mass defection of his colleagues to the PDP, was said to have been impeached because he was no longer in the majority party.

On Friday, the 22 lawmakers loyal to the governor converged on the government house to hold plenary.

At the sitting, a six-week suspension was imposed on Ikyange. They accused him of allegedly disparaging the house by mobilising security operatives to the assembly.