The Benue State House of Assembly, during Monday’s plenary, after a motion was moved by the majority leader, Mr Seater Tiseer, and seconded by Mr Peter Ipusu, representing Katsina-Ala West State constituency, suspended four of its members for three months for allegedly constituting a clog in the smooth running of the House.
The Informant247 gathered that the suspended lawmakers include
The affected lawmakers were Mr Solomon Gyila, representing Gwer West State Constituency, Douglass Akya of Makurdi South, Dyako Ashwa of Konshisha State Constituency, and Anthony Agom of Okpokwu State Constituency.
According to a report, the suspension of the lawmakers may not be unconnected to the crisis that is rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
The suspended members were said to belong to the G-22 group of lawmakers, most of whom boycotted today’s sitting after earlier reporting for the day’s plenary.
The Speaker said the lawmakers were “suspended for three months for constituting a clog in the way of the smooth running of the legislative business of the House.”
Meanwhile, the House also confirmed Governor Hyacinth Alia’s nominees for the Local Government Caretaker Committee.
The confirmation of the nominees was done through a voice question put by the Speaker, Mr Aondona Dajoh and the House, in a voice vote, confirmed 21 of the nominees while the House rejected two.
The nominees whose candidacy failed to get the nod of the Assembly were those of Agatu and Oju Local Government Areas, LGAs.