The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended its former Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, for three months over an alleged attempt to impeach Governor Hyacinth Alia.
The motion for his “suspension” was moved by lawmaker Terna Shimawua, who had himself been suspended by Dajoh last week.
The motion was seconded by James Umoru.
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In a “new twist”, the Assembly made a “U-turn” and confirmed the nomination of Timothy Yangien Ornguga as a commissioner. Ornguga, a law lecturer, had been rejected last week by former Speaker Dajoh.
The new Speaker, Alfred Berger, confirmed Ornguga and another nominee, James Dwem, after a letter from Governor Alia stated that they had not been convicted of any crime.
The lawmakers who had previously opposed their confirmation “unanimously kept quiet” as Berger confirmed the two nominees without the usual voice votes.
The House also lifted the suspension on three political office holders who had been earlier suspended by the governor: Grace Adagba, Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board; Maxwell Ogiri, the Otukpo Local Government Chairman; and Michael Uper, the Secretary of the State Lottery Board.
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