Members of the Abia state House of Assembly have said that there is no plan to impeach the governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu.
This follows a viral rumour on social media that some disgruntled members of the Abia State House of Assembly were planning to impeach Ikpeazu as governor.
In its reaction, the state lawmakers said the reports claiming that they were plotting to impeach the Abia governor are not true.
The House Leader, Solomon Akpulonu, and other principal members of the state assembly said they are solidly behind the governor and that they have no plans to impeach him.
The lawmakers made the reaction while addressing journalists after meeting with the governor at the Government House Lodge in Aba on Saturday, March 25.
Those present at the meeting include the deputy Speaker and chairman House Committee on Media, Ifeanyi Uchendu, House Leader, Solomon Akpulonu, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu, Minority Leader, Thomas Nkoro, among others.
Furthermore, the lawmakers stated that they were strongly behind Governor Ikpeazu whom they said would finish his eight-year tenure strongly.
“What has been gaining ground on social media that the State House of Assembly is making plans to impeach the governor of Abia State is just a rumour. There are no plans like that, the deputy speaker of the state House of Assembly said. The House Leader, Solomon Akpulonu, also described the alleged plan to impeach the Abia state governor as fake news. “The governor has done so much for us and we have no reason whatsoever to impeach the governor. We just came around to interact with him,” Akpulonu said.
On his part, the Minority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Chijioke Chukwu, also dismissed the alleged impeachment plan.
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