Members of the Imo State House of Assembly have no intentions whatsoever to move against the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Benjamin Uwajumiugu.
This was contained in a release signed by the Special Adviser (Media), Ikenna Samuelson and made available to Trumpet.
The statement which was reacting to a newspaper report (not trumpeta) said the report was intended to put a scar on the integrity and credibility of Imo Assembly, stressing that there is no iota of truth in the publication. He added there is no love lost between the Speaker and members of the House over the choice of Governor Rochas Okorocha to appoint Prince Eze Madumere as Deputy Governor of Imo State.
Part of the Statement reads “Imo lawmakers have not moved (did not move and do not intend to move) against the speaker, Rt. Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu, more especially on the choice of the New Deputy Governor, His Excellency Prince Eze Madumere. There was no agreement between the Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the leadership of the Assembly to choose a new Deputy Governor
from amongst the lawmakers.
The former Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso was impeached based on
available evidence against him before the House. He was not impeached based on any agreement to replace him with a serving lawmaker.
The choice of who becomes the Deputy Governor of Imo State is the prerogative of the executive and not the Assembly.
As Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu continues to pilot the affairs of the Imo State House of Assembly with the overwhelming support of his colleagues, the public is advised to discountenance the publication in THE NATION Newspaper.”
