Benue Assembly Suspends Ex-Speaker, Confirms Commisioner Nominee Earlier Rejected For Lacking Primary School Certificate
The Benue State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended the immediate past Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, for three months, over an alleged attempt to impeach Governor Hyacinth Alia.
The assembly also made a u-turn and confirmed the nomination of Timothy Yangien Ornguga as commissioner.
Ornguga, a law lecturer at the Benue State University, Makurdi, was earlier rejected by the the Assembly over allegations contained in four petitions against him from his former students and for lacking a primary school certificate.
Dajoh’s suspension followed a motion moved by the lawmaker representing Kyan State Constituency, Terna Shimawua, and seconded by James Umoru from Apa State Constituency.
Shimawua, who moved the motion during plenary, was one of those suspended by Dajoh before his resignation as Speaker last Friday.
The Speaker, Alfred Berger, who ruled on the motion, reviewed Dajoh’s suspension from six to three months without the usual votes on such matters.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
