5 LAWMAKERS SET TO IMPEACH AMAECHI

Reminiscent of the July 9 fracas on the floor of Rivers State House of
Assembly, Port Harcourt, the dissident 6 lawmakers opposed to Governor
Rotimi Amaechi with the barking of powerful forces in Abuja are set to
sit to begin impeachment proceedings against governor.
It was learnt last night that the impeachment was not targeted at only
Amaechi, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF),
his deputy, Tele Ikuru, is also to be removed.
The sitting will be presided over by a crony of First Lady Patience
Jonathan and the self-acclaimed Speaker of the Rivers Assembly, Evans
Bipi, who represents Ogu/Bolo Constituency, and according to
investigation, he will be made the acting governor, after removing
Amaechi and and his deputy. This is crazy!
The anti-Amaechi lawmakers, to be backed by policemen and the Armed
Forces, will first declare vacant the seats of the 25 legislators
loyal to the NGF chairman and to be accused of defecting to the
opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers loyal to the Presidency and the acting Minister of
Education, Nyesom Wike, are Bipi, Michael Okechukwu Chinda (Obio/Akpor
II constituency), Kelechi Godspower Nwogu (Omuma), Martins Amaewhule
(Obio/Akpor I), Victor Ihunwo (Port Harcourt III) and Ikuinyi-Owaji
Ibani, the Chief Whip (Andoni).
The anti-Amaechi legislators are basing their decision to sit today on
yesterday's judgement of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, presided
over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, which declared as unconstitutional,
the taking over of the Rivers House of Assembly by the National
Assembly.
The Deputy Speaker of the Rivers Assembly, Leyii Kwanee, a lawyer,
however, said that Amachree remained the Speaker of the Assembly,
stressing that illegality, impunity and lawlessness would not be
condoned.
Kwanee assured that the 25 lawmakers would soon sit, but there must be
adequate security, to prevent a repeat of July 9 and 10 fracas and
confrontation in the Rivers Assembly.