Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Engr.Chinedum Orji, has foiled an attempt to impeach the Deputy Speaker and Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu(PDP/Ohafia South) and Chief Solomon Akpulonu,(PDP/Obingwa East), respectively.
The two principal officers were accused of failing to exercise their duties well in terms of welfare of the members of the House.
Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Chief Paul Taribo (PDP/Ukwa East), who moved the motion which was seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu(APC/Bende North), said the two principal officers have lost the confidence of the House.
Pointblanknews.com gathered that the motion which caused pandemonium in the House a few minutes after the Speaker called for debate as those opposed to the motion took over the plenary.
After debate, the Speaker ruled that the Deputy Majority Leaderwho brought up the matter of urgent public importance seeking the impeachment of the two officers did not give specific reasons and the offence committed by the principal officers.
The Speaker later suspended plenary indefinitely.
