#RiversCrises For a clearer analysis of the Rivers state House of Assembly imbroglio, below are some facts both groups are trying to spin. #1. The anti-Amaechi side is doing a mighty job of trying to divert emphasis away from their action which is at the centre of the crisis that 5 people– in an assembly of 32 plotted, sat and allegedly removed the speaker who is backed by a whopping 27 members. The audacity and the gravity of the impunity is jarring. In the first place, the Bipi led flock disregarded the House rules which requires a quorum comprising one-third of members to be present. They had nowhere near the 11 needed to even sit. Worst of all, the constitution clearly requires in Section 92, subsection 2(c) for not less than “two-third majority of the members of the House” to pass a resolution before a speaker can be said to have been impeached. But Bipi is not a smart man. Even when he came out to address the press, he claimed that he had 15 members backing him, if he did his arithmetic properly, he would have noticed that two-third of 32 is approximately 22 which is what is needed to effect an impeachment. But he probably did not even know the law. That’s why his group conducted what they called an impeachment but did not vote – video evidence shows that someone simply moved the motion for the impeachment and someone else seconded and the next thing they were calling for nomination of a new speaker. They took their impunity a notch higher when they smuggled a fake mace into the chambers. Yes, the mace which Chidi Lloyd viciously used in slamming Kingsley Chinda was fake. This group attempted to import the factionalism fad currently bedevilling various groups in the country into the Rivers assembly. Those who support this, especially the Rivers PDP are also guilty of disregarding the rule of law...... Continued in the comment box.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:29:39 +0000
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