The Deputy Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Ahmed Muhammed has been impeached.
Ahmed Muhammed representing Akpa 1 was impeached on Friday at an emergency sitting held at the House of Assembly Complex in Lokoja.
Seventeen out of the 25 lawmakers were present during the impeachment process.
Three principal officers, Bello Hassan Balogun (Majority Leader), Idris Ndako (Deputy Majority Leader), and Hon. Edoko Moses Ododo (Chief Whip) were also removed from office and suspended.
17 lawmakers signed the impeahment and suspension according to Hon. Enema Paul, representing (Dekina/Okura) Constituency who read the motion of urgent importance.
The lawmakers accused Ahmed Muhammed and the three principal officers of gross misconduct and arbitrary use of office.
The house, however, announced Alfa Momoh Rabiu, a lawmaker representing Ankpa II, as the new Deputy Speaker.
Other new principal officers elected are Hon. Muktar Bajeh (Majority Leader), Umar Isah Tanimu (Deputy Majority Leader), Enema Paul (Deputy Chief Whip), and Ahmed Dahiru (Chief Whip).
The Speaker, Prince Mathew Kolawole, had earlier announced the dissolution of all the house standing committee
Before the impeachment process, there was a heavy presence of security personnel at the Assembly complex consisting of the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), and the Department of State Services (DSS)
