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From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Benue State House of Assembly has extended the suspension of the former Speaker, Mr Hyacinth Dajoh, for a period of six months.
Recalls that Dajoh was initially suspended on 26 August for three months after he was accused of initiating an impeachment move against the state governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia.
The extension followed a motion moved during plenary on Tuesday by Mr Terna Shimawua representing Kyan State Constituency (APC/Kyan) in Vandeikya Local Government Area of the state.
The motion is titled motion to review the suspension of Hyacinth Dajoh (Gboko West State Constituency) from legislative duties.
According to Shimawua, the former speaker has neither shown remorse nor apologised to the house since the initial disciplinary action.
Shimawua expressed further concern that during the suspension period, Dajoh allegedly teamed up with the former Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer (APC/Mbagwa) and the former Minority Leader, Mr Michael Audu (PDP/Adoka-Ugboju) in a new plot aimed at impeaching the current speaker, Mr Alfred Emberga.
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Shimawua described the development as unbecoming of a former speaker who should set an example of leadership and sportsmanship.
He said, “The conduct of Dajoh does not reflect the expectations of a leader, particularly following the recent change in the house leadership.”
The motion received unanimous backing, with Simon Gabo (APC/Mata) who seconded it, saying that he supported it in total.
In his remarks, the speaker, Alfred Emberga, stressed the need to uphold the dignity of the legislature saying, “Nobody is bigger than an institution.”
Emberga stated that at the expiration of the suspension, Dajoh would submit a written letter to the Office of the Speaker if he wished to return, emphasising that Dajoh must demonstrate remorse and tender a formal apology before he could return to legislative duties.
He explained that the extension took effect from November 25.
