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Ebonyi House Of Assembly To Get New Leadership Soon

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March 17, (THEWILL) – The eight members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, have disclosed that a new leadership would soon emerge for the Assembly.

Hon Oliver Osi, who spoke on behalf of seven other members of the PDP lawmakers, stated this during a press briefing, in Abakaliki, on Thursday.

According to Osi, the embattled speaker, Hon Francis Nwifuru and 15 others, who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) should cease from parading themselves as members of the hallowed chambers.

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He stated that a new leadership of the House will emerge soon, adding that a Federal High Court judgement had, last Tuesday, declared the 16 APC lawmakers sacked.

According to him, “It’s no longer news that on March 8, 2022, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a landmark judgement, ruled that 16 persons, who at that time were members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, had ceased to be members of the House having abandoned their mandate and resigned their membership by their voluntary defection from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, in November 2020.

“The effect of this is that the following persons, from the date of the ruling if March 8, 2022, are no longer members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly: Hon. Francis Nwifuru; Kingsley Ikoro Ogbonna; Benjamin Ezeoma; Onu Nwonye; Nkemka Okoro Onuma; Anthony Nwegede; Chinedu Onah; Chinedu Awo, among others.

“It is pertinent for the general public, particularly, Ndi Ebonyi to note that up till today, March 16, 2022, the judgement has neither been successfully appealed nor has a stay on execution granted in respect of the same.

“However, in a deliberate attempt to undermine the judiciary and ridicule the extant ruling of His Lordship, Justice Ekwo, Hon. Nwifuru, aided by the police personnel of Ebonyi State, led 14 others of the aforementioned former members (excluding Hon. Odefa Odefa) to invade the hallowed chambers of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, purportedly declared vacant the seats of three members (Victor Aleke; Mrs Franca Okpo and Ali Okechukwu), then adjourned sitting for three months.

“The House has since instructed its legal team to commence contempt of Court proceedings against the aforementioned imposters.

“We make bold to say that neither the former speaker, Hon Francis Nwifuru nor indeed any of the aforementioned former members of the EBHA possesses the power, authority or right to declare the seat of any member vacant or to adjourn the sitting of the House or act howsoever in the office of the Speaker or member of the EBHA, having resigned their membership and being validly removed from office by the extant judgement of a Court of competent jurisdiction.

He added, “While I implore Ndi Ebonyi to continue to exercise restraint in the face of serial flagrant abuse and insult to our collective sensibilities, I want to assure all Ebonyi people and residents that the Ebonyi State House of Assembly will soon sit to elect new Principal Officers and then continue with their legislative functions of lawmaking, oversight and representation”, Osi assured.

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Sunday Ogbu is a professional journalist with eight - twelve years experience that had worked with various print and online media. Sunday specializes in news reporting with the aim of educating his readers on current social, political and economic occurences within his area of coverage. Sunday is a strong force to work with in the media industry and uses his positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. Sunday is inspired daily by his wife and their four children. In his free time, Sunday likes sight-seeing, reading and discussing issues of societal interest.

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