Benue Assembly suspends ex-speaker over attempt to impeach Gov Alia

By Austin Angwe, Makurdi The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended its immediate past Speaker, Mr. Aondona Dajoh, for three months over his alleged involvement in an impeachment plot against Governor Hyacinth Alia. The suspension followed a motion of urgent public importance moved yesterday during plenary by Mr. Terna Shimawua, the member representing Kyan constituency. According to Mr. Shimawua, Mr. Dajoh had called a meeting with other members at his house on August 21, where he allegedly planned to use the attendees to impeach the Governor. The lawmaker recalled that if Mr. Dajoh’s action was not averted, it could have thrown the entire state into confusion. Seconding the motion Mr. Abu Umoru, member representing Apa constituency, also insisted that Mr. Dajoh’s actions deserved suspension. The House presided by the new Speaker, Alfred Emberga, subsequently suspended Mr. Dajoh from legislative duty for three months and condemned his actions. It’s worth noting that there have been reports of a rift between Governor Alia and Mr. Dajoh, with some sources suggesting that the governor’s camp had been planning to remove Mr. Dajoh as speaker. The Benue State Government has on the other hand denied any involvement in the plot to impeach Mr. Dajoh.