The Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Ahmed Muhammed and three other principal officers have been impeached.
The State lawmakers accused Muhammed and the three other principal officers of gross misconduct and arbitrary use of office during an emergency sitting at the Assembly complex in Lokoja, the state capital.
The principal officers are Bello Hassan Balogun (Majority Leader), Idris Ndako (Deputy Majority Leader), and Hon. Idoko Moses Ododo (Chief Whip).
In a motion read by Hon. Enema Paul, member representing (Dekina/Okura) State Constituency, 17 lawmakers signed the impeachment of Hon. Ahmed Mohammed and the suspension of three other principal officers in the house.
The house of Assembly members also announced Alfa Momoh Rabiu, a lawmaker representing Ankpa II, as the new Deputy Speaker.
Other new principal officers elected are Hon. Muktar Bajeh (Majority Leader), Umar Isah Tanimu (Deputy Majority Leader), Enema Paul (Deputy Chief Whip), and Ahmed Dahiru (Chief Whip).
Suzan O.
