By Onyekachi Eze
Despite the seeming reapproachment in the Imo State House of Assembly brokered by the State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, all is not well with the Imo Lawmakers.
This new development has to with the crisis that has been rocking the House in recent times.
Barely a week after the Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Amara Iwuanyanwu was reported to be impeached, that of the speaker followed even as six members were handed suspension four months ago.
Despite the fact that the impeached Speaker, Rt Hon Paul Emeziem was spotted in Government House, Owerri during a peace parley arranged by the governor where photoshoots were captured, Trumpeta can reveal that deep crack is rocking the House.
The sad narratives that have dominated affairs of the House, according to verifications from this newspaper have led to the existence of two major factions in the State House of Assembly.
While one of the factions is manned by the new Speaker and his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh and Amara Iwuanyanwu respectively, the other camp is spearheaded by the impeached Speaker, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem, and the likes of Ekene Nnodumele and former Deputy Speaker, Okey Onyekanma of the PDP.
In Ibeh/Iwuanyanwu’s lineup are Honorables; Chigozie Nwaneri, Kanayo Onyemaechi, Obinna Okwara, Herclus Okoro, Uju Onwudiwe, Ngozi Obiefule, Michael Njoku, Johnson Duru, Eddy Obinna, Anyadike Nwosu, Samuel Otuibe, Arthur Egwim, Emeka Nduka, Frank Ugboma, Uche Ogbuagu, Collins Chiji, Dominic Ezerioha, who took part in the impeachment.
The other camp headed by Emeziem has Honorables; Okey Onyekanma, Ekene Nnodumele, Samuel Ogbunikpa and others too yet to openly show sympathy to the group.
Where the remaining four Members; Philip Ejiogu, Paschal Okolie, Tochi Okereke, and Solomon Anukam who are of the PDP belong is yet to be unveiled.
The factions are traceable to events of the House in the past five months.
However, those at the Speaker’s good book are tipped for juicy committees which would be constituted any moment from now.
