The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended former Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, for three months, for what it called an alleged attempt to impeach Governor Hyacinth Alia.
The suspension followed a motion on Tuesday moved by the lawmaker representing Kyan State Constituency, Terna Shimawua, and seconded by James Umoru from Apa State Constituency
Shimawua, who moved the motion, was one of those suspended last week Friday by Dajoh before his resignation as Speaker.
Ruling on the motion,the Speaker, Alfred Berger, reviewed Dajoh’s suspension from six to three months .
The Assembly however made a U-turn and confirmed the nomination of Timothy Yangien Ornguga ,a law lecturer at the Benue State University as commissioner .
Ornguga, , was rejected last week by the Dajoh.- led Assembly
However, the new speaker, Berger, while reading a letter from Governor Alia on Tuesday, screened five more nominees, including the law professor.
The new speaker said the governor believed the two nominees — Ornguga and James Dwem — rejected by the former speaker have not been convicted of any crime despite the petitions submitted against their nominations, hence the appeal to clear them.
Surprisingly, the lawmakers who previously opposed their confirmation unanimously kept quiet when the speaker confirmed the two nominees without the usual voice votes.
The House also lifted the suspension on three political office holders, earlier suspended by the governor. They are the Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board, Grace Adagba; the Otukpo Local Government Chairman, Maxwell Ogiri; and the Secretary of the State Lottery Board, Michael Uper.
