Benue Assembly Speaker Faces Impeachment; Another Loss For APC

By Kingsley Ohioma25 July 20181 min read

Members of the Benue State House of Assembly carries out an impeachment on its minority Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange.

Terkimbi Ikyange who is a member of the APC represents Ushongo constituency of Benue state. The impeachment was carried out at the plenary on Tuesday.

Citing reasons for this move, the House deputy majority leader, Audu Sule, fingers Mr. Ikyange for alleged high-handedness and failure to carry the members along in the activities of the House.

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