IN-HOUSE CRISIS: Five-member Kogi assembly impeach speaker

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The crisis rocking the Kogi State House of Assembly Tuesday took another turn as the Speaker, Momohjimoh Lawal was removed by his former supporters.
Coming out of the assembly chambers, Hon. Friday Sani who emerged as the new Majority Leader and announced that the new speaker, Hon. Imam Umar, representing Lokoja 1 constituency was elected in replacement by '15 members' of the house, though only four other lawmakers were sighted earlier coming out from the assembly chambers.
According to him others elected were Hon. John Abba, Chief Whip while the position of the Deputy Speaker was left vacant.
Lawal has however said that he remains the speaker, declaring his impeachment as null and void.
Sani who addressed anxious reporters at the end of their closed door session said laid down procedure was followed in the process.
He said that the impeached speaker has not demonstrated the capacity to lead the house.
He said the house has followed due process to remove the speaker, saying that 15 members signed the impeachment notice, while only seven was required to form quorum to remove the principal officers.
He added: "With the Court of Appeal ruling which sacked five of our members, reducing it to 20, only seven members are required to form quorum and we have more than that".
The embattled Momohjimoh Lawal said that he remains speaker, when he addressed journalists in his house at the Assembly quarters.
He said 15 out of the 20 members of the house passed a vote of confidence on him this morning (Tuesday).
He said the assembly will reconvene today from recess, adding that no one can issue proclamation aside him.

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