The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended former Speaker Aondona Dajoh for three months over an alleged attempt to impeach Governor Hyacinth Alia
The suspension followed a motion moved on Tuesday by Terna Shimawua, representing Kyan State Constituency, and seconded by James Umoru of Apa State Constituency. Notably, Shimawua was among those suspended last Friday by Dajoh before his resignation as Speaker.
Current Speaker Alfred Berger, who presided over the motion, reduced Dajoh’s suspension from six to three months, bypassing the usual voting process for such decisions.
In a related development, the Assembly confirmed the nomination of Timothy Yangien Ornguga as commissioner, reversing Dajoh’s earlier rejection of the nominee. Ornguga, a law lecturer at Benue State University, was among five nominees screened by Berger on Tuesday after reading a letter from Governor Alia.
Berger explained that Governor Alia considered Ornguga and James Dwem, previously rejected by Dajoh, eligible because they have not been convicted of any crime despite petitions against their nominations.
Lawmakers who had earlier opposed the confirmations remained silent as the speaker approved the two nominees without the usual voice votes.
The House also lifted suspensions on three political officeholders previously suspended by the governor: Grace Adagba, Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board; Maxwell Ogiri, Otukpo Local Government Chairman; and Michael Uper, Secretary of the State Lottery Board.
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