Politics
Suspended Anambra lawmakers who masterminded speaker’s removal reinstated
Some suspended members of the Imo State House of Assembly who masterminded the suspension of the Speaker of the House, Mrs Rita Maduagwu in November last year have been reinstated.
They include the Deputy Speaker Harford Oseke and the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Victor Okoye as well as member representing Aguata 11 Constituency, Ikem Uzoezie.
The trio were suspended by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for initiating the aborted impeachment of the Speaker.
Announcing their reinstatement to reporters in Awka yesterday, the State chairman of APGA, Norbert Obi said the party had deemed it right to lift the suspension having observed them to have shown remorse over their actions.
Obi said: “Recall that on Tuesday 15th day of November, 2018, following the purported impeachment of the Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Rita Maduagwu, following a motion moved by Hon Ikem Uzoezie and seconded by the minority leader, Mr. Onyebuchi Offor, the party met and after deliberating on the sad development, arrived at a decision to suspend indefinitely the ring leaders of the aborted impeachment.
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“Since then, the party has been closely monitoring the activities of the suspended lawmakers and has come to the conclusion that they have shown enough remorse and should be re-admitted into the party.
“This decision by the party has, therefore, given all APGA members the impetus to start relating with the lawmakers again in the state.”
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