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PLATEAU ASSEMBLY: EFFORTS TO RETURN
IMPEACHED SPEAKER FAIL
By Dickson Gupiya
July 18, 2018
All
efforts aimed at returning Hon. Peter Azi, the impeached speaker of the Plateau
State House of Assembly failed
Azi
of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and Hon. Yunkwap Henry Majority
leader under the same party were impeached last week. Members of the House
impeached the two after passing a vote of no confidence on them.
A
motion to impeach them was moved by Hon. Peter Gyendery of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) representing Barkin Ladi Constituency and endorsed by two-third of
the members.
However,
sources informed African Drum that
since after the impeachment of the duo, Azi and his cohorts have not rests in
exploring all avenues to ensure his return.
These
efforts according to a source prompted the convening of a stakeholders meeting
of the APC in Government House Little Rayfield three days after the impeachment
of the speaker and was chaired by His Excellency, Simon Bako Lalong.
The
meeting had in attendance, all members of the State Executive Council, all APC
members in the House of Assembly, the State Chairman of the APC and the
Secretary as well as other stakeholders.
The
meeting which is said to have commenced at 10am and lasted for almost eight
hours did not yield any positive results in favour of the impeached speaker.
Supporters
of the former speaker were said to have sold ethnic dummy to the Izere nation a
day before the meeting but that also failed as all Izere sons and daughters in
and outside Plateau state including traditional rulers and community leaders
that were contacted on the matter all supported the impeachment of Azi.
Initiators
of the ethnic dummy wanted the Izere nation to come up with a unanimous
position, possibly in form of protest in writing which would have been tabled
as the main agenda for the meeting.
As
it is currently, Hon. Azi is said to be in a state of confusion as he has not
come to term with reality. He is also said to have blamed some members of the House
who kept assuring him that his position was secured.
The
impeachment of Azi last week came after nine unsuccessful attempts.
A
member representing one of the constituencies in Jos North is said to have been
Azi’s pillar in the house and was also responsible for the botched impeachment
attempts previously.
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