The Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, Chief Monday Igbuya, was on
\nThursday, impeached by members of the house.<\/p>\n
This came as the new speaker\u00a0 Mr Sheriff Oborevwori promised to adhere to
\nthe rules of House, saying that though he had become the first among
\nequals, he would accord every member his due respect.<\/p>\n
Monday Igbuya removal at plenary presided by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Friday
\nAsanebi, was predicated on allegations of incompetence and unacceptable
\nleadership style by the lawmakers.<\/p>\n
Igbuya, who represents Sapele constituency, was replaced by Mr Sheriff
\nOborevwori, of Okpe constituency, who was immediately elected by the
\nmembers.<\/p>\n
Motion for the impeachment of the speaker was unanimously adopted by all
\n22 members present at plenary after it was moved by Mr Johnson Erijo
\n(Isoko South II) and seconded by Peter Onwusanya (Oshimili South).<\/p>\n
The remaining seven members, including the impeached speaker, of the
\n29-member assembly, were absent at the proceedings.<\/p>\n
Moving the motion, Erijo said that the removal of Igbuya became necessary
\nfollowing his incompetence, highhandedness and unacceptable leadership
\nstyle.<\/p>\n
He added that for the assembly to move forward, a new speaker was needed
\nas the legislature was key to the growth of democracy and development of
\nthe state.<\/p>\n
The new speaker was nominated by Onwusanya and Mr Daniel Mayuku of Warri
\nSouth-West constituency. After his election, Oboriowori was immediately
\nsworn in by the Clerk of the House, Mrs Lyna Ocholor.<\/p>\n
In his acceptance speech, Oborevwori promised to adhere to the rules of
\nHouse, saying that though he had become the first among equals, he would
\naccord every member his due respect.<\/p>\n
He assured that he would not allow the integrity of the assembly to be
\neroded, and called for support of members. Oborevwori immediately
\nannounced the dissolution of all standing committees of the House.<\/p>\n
The House also impeached the Majority Leader, Mr Tim Owhefere, and elected
\nJohnson Erijo as his replacement.<\/p>\n
Owhefere\u2019s removal followed a motion by Onwusanya and seconded by Mr
\nPeter Uviejitobor (Udu constituency).<\/p>\n
After his election, the new majority leader immediately moved a motion
\nfor the suspension of the impeached speaker and the majority leader for
\nthree months. The motion, which was unanimously adopted, was seconded by
\nMr Eric Oharisi (Ughelli North II).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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