Kogi Assembly suspends 9 members, 8 LG Chairmen for anti-party, terrorism activities
Olawale Adebayo ,Lokoja
Kogi State House of Assembly has suspended 9 of its member and 7 local government chairman over alleged anti- party and tourism activities during the just concluded general election .
This followed the receipt of a letter from the office the Executive governor of the State, Yahaya Bello alleging the lawmakers and chairmen of anti party and terrorism activities .urging the House to immediately suspend both the lawmakers and chairmen for various offences
The Speaker., Matthew Kolawole had earlier read the letter to the hearing of the members of the House while the Deputy Speaker,Rt Hon Alfa Rabiu Momoh Ankpa 11 state constituency, supported the suspension of lawmakers , saying the state is bigger than any personal interest and that lawmakers should not be found contravening the law.
The suspended lawmakers include, DaniyaRayin of Bassa constituency, Muktar Bajeh, Okehi constituency, Kilani Olumo, Ijumuconstituency, Moses Akande, Ogori-Magongoconstituency, Lawi Ahmed, Okene one, constituency Atule Igbunu, Ibaji constituency, Suleiman Attajachi Musa, Idah constituency Aderonke Aro, Yagba West constituency and Bello Hassan Abdullahi, Ajaokuta constituency.
The Suspended charmen with their vice chairmen include, Ogori-magongo, Kabba-Bunu, and Bassa, while those with suspended chairmen are Yagba West, Adavi, Ajaokuta, and Ibaji.
The suspension of the lawmakers followed a correspondence from Governor Yahaya Bello to the speaker while that of the council chairmen and vice chairmen was based of a correspondence from the State APC, chairman, Abdullahi Bello.
Reading both letters at plenary, the Speaker Prince Mathew Kolawole said the correspondence from the Governor alleged that the lawmakers were involved in terrorist activities based on security report while the correspondence from the state APC Chairman alleged that the chairmen and some vice chairmen carried out anti-party activities in the just concluded elections
A seven man ad hoc committee headed by the Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Rabiu was set up by the House to investigate those on suspension.
The committee Secretary is Bayero Jiya.
In an another development, the House also placed the Council boss of Lokoja Local Government, Hon Dansabe Muhammed , on suspension based on allegation of misappropriation of funds which amounts to about #150 million.
The councillors and the Vice Chairman had written a letter accusing the council boss of reckless financial spending and misappropriation of funds without recourse to legal order.
