BREAKING: Uproar As 8 Out Of 24 Plateau Lawmakers Impeach Speaker

There was uproar and confusion early Thursday morning in Plateau State as eight lawmakers impeached the Plateau State Assembly Speaker, Hon. Abok Ayuba.

The lawmakers immediately elected Hon Yakubu Sanda as the new speaker.

Ayuba, a first-term lawmaker, represents Jos East state constituency.

Findings by THE WHISTLER showed that only eight lawmakers out of 24 had gathered for the impeachment.

Reacting to the development, the lawmaker representing Rukuba/Irigwe constituency in the state House of Assembly, Musa Agah, decried the action of his colleagues, describing it as “the height of illegality”

According to Agah, “It was this morning (Thursday) that some few members rushed to the Plateau state House of Assembly as early as 6 am. You know the state House of Assembly is made up of 24 members and the constitutional requirement for the removal of the Speaker is 2/3 majority which is 16 members.

“So, eight lawmakers rushed to the Assembly this morning against the House rules that say that plenary commences from 9 am and even if there is going to be an extraordinary sitting, the Speaker is the one who is empowered to convene but that did not happen.

“When some of us got wind of what was happening, we rushed to the Assembly complex only to discover that Security operatives had barricaded everywhere.

“Some of us were stopped from gaining access to the Assembly complex while they also harassed others.

“While the confusion was going on, the eight members said they have passed a vote of no confidence on the Speaker and went ahead to purportedly remove the speaker.”