Kogi Assembly Crisis: Lawmakers point accusing fingers at Gov. Bello

Members of the group of 15 lawmakers of the Kogi State House of Assembly has accused the state givernor, Yahaya Bello, of fueling the crisis rocking the Assembly.

However, the executive of government dismissed the accusation, saying a response would only elevate the status of the group of lawmakers but insisted its earlier claim of innocence.

The G15 also dismissed insinuations that the Deputy Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the November 21 Kogi Governorship election, James Faleke, was its sponsor.
The embattled Speaker if the House, Momoh Jimoh Lawal, while speaking with journalists, said members of the group would relent in their battle as doing so would amount to surrendering to the alleged impunity of the state governor.

Hon. Kolawole Matthew, who doubles as the group’s Spokesperson and majority leader of the House said: “As G15 who are opposed to the purported impeachment of Speaker- Momoh Jimoh Lawal by G5, what we collectively resolved to fight is the height of impunity in the process and the dangerous legacy it may bring where five members as against the 15 members under the dictate and protection of the executive, will announce the impeachment of the Speaker.

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”Where a quorum is not formed and five members will claim to have sat; where members have to subject themselves to the direct dictates and command of the executive of what to do; where signatures of 10 members of the House will be forged in broad day light in a bid to forcefully impeach the Speaker; where oath of office of a Speaker will be taken in the office of the Deputy Governor; where the House will no longer serve as check on the excesses of the executive; where the House will be puppet and stooge under the armpits of the executive and where there will be executive actions without reference to guiding principles of the law.”

The group also lashed out the G5 lawmakers for ignoring the House of Representative resolution on state Assembly and rather declared that “peace has returned to the House.”

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