Saturday, 31 December 2016

New Abia Assembly Speaker Kennedy Njoku Resigns



   
 The ninth Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after he was elected.
    Njoku was elected at about 4.10 p.m on Thursday following the impeachment of  Martins Azubuike over alleged  gross financial misconduct and autocratic leadership style.
   Announcing his resignation at the resumption of plenary yesterday, Njoku thanked members for the confidence they reposed in him by electing him as Speaker.
   He, however, promised to continue to provide effective representation to his Osisioma-Ngwa State Constituency.
   The Clerk of the House, John-Pedro Irokansi, immediately called for an election to be conducted to fill the vacuum created by Njoku’s resignation.
   The member representing Isialangwa South Constituency, Hon. Chikwendu Kalu, was thereafter nominated and elected by consensus and was affirmed with a voice vote by the 24 members of the assembly.

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