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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