Suspended Imo Assembly members on collusion course with Speaker Ihim

... May be re-suspended
...Threatened to lose seats


The end of the crisis between the leadership of Imo

Rt Hon Ihim

State House of Assembly and the four members earlier suspended may yet not be in sight.

Following recent quashing of the suspension of Hon. Isreal Nnatoraonye of Mbaitoli State Constituency, Hon. Dr. Uche Oguike of Ikeduru State Constituency, Dr. Chiji Collins of Isiala Mbano State Constituency and Hon. Nkenna Nzeruo of Our East State constituency by an Owerri High Court, the Acho Ihim leadership of the Assembly has threatened that the four members may lose their seat.
In a press release by the chief press Secretary to Speaker Ibom, Marcel Ekwezuo, the reinstated members were accused of dumping the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

The statement said that "Hon. Nkenna Nzeruo’s letter to the House, intimating her of his decision to decamp to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was read on floor of the house on September 18, 2018; yet his second letter for a decision to decamp back to the ruling APC from the PDP is yet to be read on the floor of the house before his planned brouhaha orchestration.

"It could be recalled that Hon. Chiji Collins and Hon. Donatus Onuigwe had before now emerged as flag bearers and candidates of the opposition APGA in their various state constituencies without intimating the house or the APC Imo State of their intention to decamp to another party.

"The press statement further says, the erring members are bound to lose their seats should speaker of the house, Rt Hon (Dr) Acho Ihim  instructs the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to declare their seats vacant as it is provided for in law."

Speaker Ihim alleges that the reinstated members exhibited embarrassing and roguish behaviour by storming the Assembly complex with thugs Wednesday 7th November 2018 threatening to burn down the complex before the next sitting.

"But for God’s grace, security agents intervention and the deftness of Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Acho Ihim, the entire house of Assembly complex would have been reduced to rubbles.

"A stiffer penalty constitutionally awaits any member who conducts his or herself unseeingly if speaker of the house evokes the house rules", the release added.