The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.
Monday Ovwigho Igbuya has been impeached by members of the House, DAILY POST
can report.
There are conflicting report regarding the time the speaker
was impeached.
It was gathered that he was allegedly impeached at about
7am, but political loyalists of the impeached speaker said the impeachment took
place at 2am, early hours of Thursday.
With the impeachment, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has emerged
the new Speaker of the House.
The impeachment notice was signed by twenty two lawmakers of
the Assembly.
Contacted at about 7:45am, Rt. Hon. Monday Ovwigho Igbuya
did not allow Our Delta State Correspondent introduce himself to him before he
said,” Abeg call me back later.”
There are no clear reasons as to why the Speaker was
impeached.
He did not also respond to text message sent accross to his
mobile phone.
Different reasons have been adduced to his impeachment.
Impeccable sources say his impeachment was allegedly
sponsored by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Michael Diden, a.k.a, Ejele
who splashed money on other members of the house to do the dirty political job.
Political watchers say the impeachment of Hon. Monday Igbuya
may not be unconnected with the threat he allegedly handed down to opposition
lawmakers in the House to join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP or forfeit the
constituency project funds in their possession.
Others say his impeachment may have been because he vowed
not to support Chief Ighoyota Amori’s ambition as chairman of the PDP in Delta
State.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Henry Ebireri, Hon.
Igbuya had said, ” Amori contesting the chairmanship position is taking a step
backward. He is bigger than that. His mates are national officers of the party.
He should think of becoming a national officer of the party. If he decides to
contest, I will not support him.”
Some have also alleged that Igbuya’s impeachment is because
he was suspected to be planning to run for governorship in 2023, a report he
has also denied.
” I did not say I will be governor in 2023. I don’t have the
finance. Treat the rumor as baseless and false.”
By Matthew Omonigho
