There are strong indications that
the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Ahmed Imam is set to tender
his resignation letter today, Thursday.
This is to escape impeachment by
some aggrieved lawmakers.
His decision to resign his
position as Speaker followed the call for an emergency sitting owing to the
attack on the House by suspected thugs numbering about 100.
The Speaker on Tuesday evening
had earlier issued a statement through the clerk of the House Mr Tseja, Sheidu,
that “The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Umar Ahmed Imam, by
the powers conferred on him under Rule 4(2) of the Standing Rules of the House,
has directed that the Sitting of the House earlier disrupted today, Tuesday,
the 1st day of August 2017 be now adjourned sine die pending improvement in
situation in the House.
“A date will be announced for the House to
reconvene. Any inconveniences caused by this announcement is highly regretted
please. Thank you.”
However, it was gathered from a
source that about eight signatures have been collated to impeach the Speaker if
he fails to resign, while others who refused were under serious threat to align
with the latest development.
Although, there might not be much
shakeup in the arrangement of the house Principal officers when the Speaker
Umar Ahmed Imam resigns, it was gathered from a reliable source that the
current Majority Leader representing Kabba Bunnu State Constituency, Prince
Mathew Kolawole is likely favoured to succeed him as Speaker of the sixth
Assembly.
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