The Speaker of the Abia state House of Assembly, Martins Azubuike, has been impeached.
Hon Azubuike was impeached yesterday, December 29, after 20 of the 24 lawmakers in the Assembly voted to impeach him.
Though the circumstances surrounding Mr. Azubuike?s impeachment remains unclear, the three-term lawmaker was said to have fallen out with the powers that be in the state.
He was elected speaker in June and has survived at least four impeachment threats within six months.
Clinton Uba, the spokesperson for Azubuike told our Reporter prior to the impeachment that his boss did not commit any impeachable offence.
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