Kogi Assembly Crises: Sheriff Overrules Purported Impeachment Of Kogi Speaker

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, PDP National Chairman 

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has assured the embattled Kogi State Speaker and PDP members of the State House of Assembly that the Party will stand by them through thick or thin with a view to ensuring that the party holds on to the leadership of the state legislature.

Sheriff also stated that the Party will work to ensure that the rule of law and natural justice is upheld.

Speaking while receiving the Speaker and PDP members at the Party National Secretariat on Tuesday, Sheriff said the purported impeachment of Hon. Jimoh Lawal cannot stand, saying it is absurd that five (5) out of twenty-five (25) Assembly members could claim to impeach a Speaker in an informal sitting in a private residence without even forming a quorum as required by the rules of the House.

Sheriff who made the assertions in a statement issued by his media aide, Inuwa Bwala, also urged members tostand by the resolution to the effect that the House leadership is unchanged, adding that they must show greater dedication to their duties as the conscience of democracy.

Meanwhile, all PDP members of the Assembly have reaffirmed their earlier position passing a vote of confidence on the House Leadership; stating that they are more determined to work as a group and not allow the opposition to divide their ranks.

According to the Speaker, Jimoh Lawal who led the delegation to the Party Secretariat, they are conscious of the supremacy of Party decision on matters like this,and promised not to do anything contrary to what the National Chairman has charged them to do.

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