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Plateau assembly standoff: Speaker now whisked away in police van
In continuation of the crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly, the Speaker of the Legislature, Abok Ayuba, has now been whisked away from the assembly complex in a police Hilux van. The operation to take Ayuba out of the complex was led by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Edward Egbuka, on Monday afternoon. The News Agency…
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Plateau assembly crisis: Rival thugs clash at House complex as embattled speaker, colleagues meet
The crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly continued on Monday as rival thugs supporting the two contending sides clashed at the assembly’s complex when the embattled Speaker, Abok Ayuba, and lawmakers loyal to him were holding a meeting inside the building, the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. NAN recalls that Ayuba was on Oct.27 impeached by 8 members…
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Plateau assembly crisis: Ayuba presides sitting outside complex, six members suspended
Embattled Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba, on Thursday presided over a sitting of the Legislature held outside the assembly’s complex, with the Mace in place. Eight members of the 24-member legislature had claimed to have impeached Ayuba at 6 a.m. on Thursday and replaced him with Yakubu Sanda (APC, Pengana Constituency). Mr. Philip Dasun, Deputy…
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Plateau Speaker Abok impeached by 8 members
The Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Mr. Abok Ayuba, has been impeached by eight of the 24 members of the legislature. The unusual sitting on Thursday morning, presided by the Deputy Speaker, Saleh Yipmong, elected Yakubu Sanda (APC-Pengana) as the new speaker. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the eight members gained access to the House as early…
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