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Abia Assembly Peacefully Resolves Crisis (Statement)

CDA News May 24, 2023

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Full Address by the Speaker, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji FNSE, on the Peaceful Resolution of the Crisis in the 7th Abia State House of Assembly this 24th Day of May 2023

Whereas on the 2nd Day of May 2023, some members of Abia State House of Assembly purportedly gathered at a government facility namely Emeka Omeruah Guest House, Umuahia, and claimed to have impeached the Speaker of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji FNSE.
And whereas the House of Assembly in its duly convened plenary session on the same 2nd May 2023, impeached the Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Ifeanyi Uchendu who presided over the said illegal session outside the legislative chambers and also suspended some members of the House whose pictures appeared in that illegal sitting And whereas the above actions and inactions created a crisis in the Assembly.

IT IS HEREBY PEACEFULLY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

That the suspension of some Honourable Members of the House of Assembly is hereby lifted and voided via legislative actions.

That Rt Hon Egwuronu Mandela Obasi remains the Deputy Speaker of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly.

That the House shall reconvene in an extra-ordinary session on the 26th Day of May 2023 for the presentation and consideration of End-of-Tenure reports from the following committees.
a. Committee report on Public Accounts and MDG’s

b. Committee report on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs

c. Committee report on Works and projects implementation

d. Committee report on Health institutions

e. Ad-hoc Committee report on Joint Projects

f. Ad-hoc Committee report on completion of JAAC Building

g. Consideration of Appropriate Date for Valedictory Session of the 7th Assembly.

SIGNED:

Rt Hon Chinedum
Enyinnaya Orji FNSE
Speaker.
Rt Hon Egwuronu Obasi
Deputy Speaker.
Hon Solomon Akpulonu
Majority Leader.
Hon Chijioke Chukwu
Minority leader.
Hon A.C. Thomas Nkoro
Hon Paul Taribo
Hon Mike Ukoha
Hon Abraham Oba
Hon Kelechi Onuzuruike
Hon Emeka Okoroafor
Hon Jerry Uzosike
Hon Stanley Nwabuisi
Hon Emmanuel Ndubuisi
Hon Nnamdi Allen Nwachukwu
Hon Ginger Onwusibe
Hon Aaron Uzodike