Tonye Isenah, speaker of the
Bayelsa state house of assembly, has been removed.
Isenah was removed shortly after
gunshots rocked the assembly over the crisis that broke out as a result of the
refusal of Isenah to step down.
Isenah had been under pressure to
resign following the emergence of Douye Diri as gubernatorial candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16 election.
Isenah and Diri are from his
Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of the state, a development which some
political pundits say could work against the PDP candidate in the election.
Trouble started on Monday after
Isenah, who had told reporters on Friday that he would relinquish his position,
adjourned plenary indefinitely.
Suspected thugs were said to have
invaded the chamber after which the mace was forcefully taken away.
Some lawmakers later reconvened
and took the decision on replacing Monday Obolo, the former majority leader of
the house.
Obolo represents southern Ijaw
constituency 2.
But Ranami Afagha, spokesman of
Isenah, said the impeachment would not stand as it was done against the
standing rules of the house.
Afagha said the mace of the house
was “violently taken away by thugs”, adding that since the symbol of authority
was not in the house, activities of those who removed Isenah were illegal and
unconstitutional.
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