There changed into commotion within the Ebonyi Verbalize House of Assembly, EBSHA, on Monday as two deputy audio system emerged, Mr Obasi Odefa and Mr Kinsley Ikoro.
Odefa represents Onicha East Verbalize Constituency whereas Mr. Kinsley Ikoro represents Afikpo North West Constituency within the negate House of Assembly.
The negate House of Assembly had in a plenary declared vacant the seat of the embattled deputy speaker, Odefa and elected Ikoro to take over the gap.
The speaker, Mr Francis Nwifuru talked about that Odefa resigned from the residence and called for nomination for the election of the novel deputy speaker.
In step with him: “Obasi Odefa resigned from the House of Assembly and he’s now now not questioning it. He can’t conceal me tainted. He is aware of his signature. We are guided by the structure and the guidelines of the residence.
“I’m the speaker and the chief lawmaker of the negate. I peer the clicking briefing he did as something that did now now not come from his mind. Per chance because he has made up his mind to resign.
“Obasi Odefa is aware of fully well that he feeble his occupy fingers and signed his resignation. He wrote to me for my piece that he has stepped down or resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and defected to APC. He has toed the piece of honour to enjoy resigned.”
A motion moved by Onu Nwaonye representing Ohaozara West Constituency and seconded by Anthony Nwagede representing Izzi East Constituency nominated and elected Ikoro as the novel deputy speaker.
In a swift reaction, Odefa talked about he’s silent the deputy speaker of the residence and that he never resigned from the residence as claimed by the speaker and other contributors.
He accused Nwifuru and the contributors of the residence of forging his signature and threatened to drag them to court docket.
He, alternatively, petitioned the Inspector Long-established of Police, IGP, and Commissioner of Police of the negate police present and other security companies to come to his rescue, alongside side that his lifestyles is in severe likelihood.
In step with him: “I’m silent the deputy speaker of the Ebonyi Verbalize House of Assembly. They solid my signature and so they know what which strategy. Due to the the likelihood, I changed into receiving that they’re going to abolish me and abduct my younger of us.
“I surely enjoy written to the IGP, commissioner of police, DSS and other security companies to give protection to my lifestyles. There changed into a likelihood and intimidation by the brokers of the contributors of the residence to my lifestyles.”
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