Afrigather Elvert Ayambem, the speaker of Cross River State, has been impeached by his colleagues in the home of meeting.
Ayambem was impeached throughout the plenary session on Wednesday on monetary misappropriation and incompetence.
Nevertheless, Ayambem is just not alone. A number of audio system have been kicked out for the reason that inauguration of home of assemblies in numerous states in June 2023.
Martins Amaehwule
Within the wake of the political disaster in Rivers State, lawmakers loyal to Governor Sim Fubara eliminated Amaehwule because the speaker of the state meeting.
The meeting has been divided for the reason that inception of the political battle between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the minister of federal capital territory.
Whereas Amaehwule and pro-Wike lawmakers nonetheless regard him as speaker, pro-Fubara legislators refused to treat him. The case is already within the court docket.
Olakunle Oluomo
Oluomo was impeached because the speaker of the Ogun State Home of Meeting in January 2024.
Oludaisi Elemide was subsequently elected as the brand new speaker of the meeting.
He was reportedly impeached over allegations bordering on embezzlement of funds.
Bilyaminu Moriki
Moriki was impeached because the speaker of Zamfara State in February.
This adopted a movement by a member representing Maru Constituency, Nasiru Abdullahi, and endorsed by 18 out of the 24 members.
Moriki was impeached, based on the lawmakers, as a consequence of lingering insecurity within the state with none try by the home to cease the disaster.
Elvert Ayambem
Ayambem, representing Ikom 2 State Constituency, was impeached because the speaker of the Cross River State Home of Meeting on Wednesday, Might 22, 2024.
The Speaker was impeached by 17 members out of the 25-member Home over allegations of misappropriation of funds.
The lawmakers alleged that the impeached speaker misappropriated N48 million meant for the cost of electrical energy payments of the meeting complicated and quarters.
Additionally they alleged that Ayambem misappropriated 2 p.c of all income collected by the Inner Income Service (IRS) month-to-month to the tune of N404 million.
