The Speaker, Imo House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem, have reacted to the removal of Rt. Hon. Amarachi Chyna Iwuanyanwu as his deputy.
ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER had reported that Iwuanyanwu was impeached yesterday, after a resolution was signed by 18 out of the 27 lawmakers in the House.
Some reports alleged that Emeziem had financially sponsored his deputy’s removal to a tune of N10M.
Reacting, the speaker refuted such report, noting that he, “as required by ethics and law guiding the state Assembly, only made the pronouncement after acknowledging that the resolution received endorsement of the far majority of the House members.”
A release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Collins Osuji, read;
“The attention of the office of the Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem has been drawn to the fictitious, malicious and baseless reports trending on some sections of the social media regarding the removal of the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu.
“The Speaker, as the chief servant of the House, as required by ethics and law guiding the state Assembly, only made the pronouncement after acknowledging that the resolution received endorsement of the far majority of the House members.”
“But against the ‘factuality’ of what transpired, the mischief makers, sponsored by known elements, have taken to social media platforms to ditch out lies aimed at maligning the personality and integrity of the Speaker and the other members of the House.”
“Also, that the Speaker and the members were bought over by some known politicians in the state to carry out the decision and by extension destabilize the state government led by His Excellency, Dist. Sen. Hope Uzodinma was nowhere near the truth and should totally be disregarded.
“We, therefore, want to use this medium to appeal to the Imolites and the general public to treat the trending misleading and lies-infested reports with levity as they can only come from a power drunk or drowning person or persons.”
