After 4 attempts, Abia Assembly members finally impeach Speaker, elect new one

Abia State House of Assembly members on Thursday impeached its Speaker Martins Azubuike and replaced him with Kennedy Njoku.

His impeachment followed the decision of 20 out of 24 House members who voted on Thursday afternoon to impeach him.

The former who was elected in June and has survived at least four impeachment threats within six months, was immediately replaced by Njoku as the state House of Assembly new Speaker.

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Azubuike, who is a three-term lawmaker was said to have fallen out of favour with the powers that be in the state, a situation that paved room for his replacement.

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