The Imo House Assembly on Wednesday denied hatching any plot to impeach the Speaker, Dr Benjamin Uwajumogu.
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The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Dr Acho Ihim told newsmen in the premises of the assembly in Owerri that the claims were “false, malicious and unfounded”.
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According to him, the speaker has not contravened any law to warrant his impeachment.
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Ihim accused some politicians and a section of the media of spreading the rumour to “witch-hunt and tarnish the image of the House”.
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“It should be noted that the impeachment speculations only exist in the wildest and skewed imaginations if their sponsors.
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“The Speaker, being one of the custodians of our country’s laws has not in any form contravened any law to warrant his impeachment,” he said.
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The House spokesman alleged that the rumours were part of plans to cause crisis in the state ahead of the 2015 election.
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“The rumours were orchestrated with a view to heat up the polity and run down the government of the day for their inordinate political ends,” he said.
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Ihim said the speaker had brought about significant progress since he took over the leadership of the legislature.
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The chairman said that the house remained united and would continue to discharge its constitutional role to ensure the protection of the socioeconomic well being of the people.