Police in Plateau State have sealed the state’s House of Assembly complex. The security operatives sealed the building due to the ongoing speakership crisis.
The anti-riot policemen arrived at the assembly complex at about 5:00am on Wednesday and sealed the main entrance.
Illegal Impeachment
This comes in the wake of Nuhu Abok’s reinstatement as the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly by a High Court on Monday.
The presiding judge, Justice M.L Musa reinstated Abok as Speaker following a suit filed before the court over his impeachment.
Justice Musa held the submissions of the complainants that the impeachment was illegal and therefore null and void.
The Court also awarded 1.5 million Naira, as the cost of appearance and 138,000 Naira, as the cost of filing the matter against the defenders.
Musa said the procedure adopted for the removal of Abok was illegal.
Division Of Loyalty
Abok on Tuesday resumed his office at the complex following the ruling of the court.
The reinstated speaker arrived at the assembly complex at about 8:00am on Tuesday.
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But he did not gain access to his office till about 9:16am. His office was under lock.
After the court’s ruling, members of the house are divided into two factions.
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One faction is loyal to the current speaker Rt. Hon. Yakubu Sanda, and the others are loyal to the reinstated speaker, Rt. Hon Ayuba Abok, who was impeached in October 2021.
