Confusion As Adamawa Assembly Members Exchanged Blows Over Failed Impeachment

By Barnabas Manyam

As a result of failed attempts to impeach
the Deputy Speaker and the Majority Leader many members of the Adamawa
State House of Assembly exchanged blows as they struggled with the mess.

The
failed impeachment was cordinated by Mr. Kabiru Mijinyawa, the Speaker
who wanted to oust his Deputy, Emmanuel Tsamdu, the Majority Leader,
Mamman Barguma and four other members who held other positions which
Kabiru Mujinyawa wanted to remove from their positions.

In a
swift reaction to the grandstanding confrontation with the speaker which
led to brows flying all over the hallowed chambers of the Adamawa State
house of Assembly, the deputy Speaker Emmanuel Tsamdu alongside three
other Principal Officers of the sixth Assembly have dismissed the
charade the led to their unconstitutional impeachment.

The
Assembly held its emergency meeting on Saturday in Yola where Mr. Kabiru
Mijinyawa desperately tried to get some signatures to sign for the
impeachment before fight broke out and some members attempted to
snatching the mess which led to a free for all fight.

After a
roudy session following the adjournment of the sitting by the presiding
Deputy Speaker Emmanuel Tsamdu of Madagali Constituency other members in
support of the impeachment nominated Lumsambani Mijah Dilli of Demsa
Constituency as Speaker pro tempo to preside over before electing new
deputy speaker.

Thereafter the lawmakers elected Mr Lumsambani Mijah Dilli as new Deputy Speaker.

In
a related development the State Assembly has dissolved its three
principal officers following a motion raised by the member representing
Jada Mbulo Constituency Hammanjoda Umar Farang during Saturday plenary
session.

New Deputy Speaker Lumsambani Mijah Dilli has announced
new leadership of the House with Haatyatu Muhammad Atiku as Majority
Leader, Sani Shehu Mohammad Deputy Majority Leader of the House and
Sufiyanu Aminu Aliyu as new Deputy chief whip.

Meanwhile the Deputy Speaker has announced Alhaji Rufa’I Umar Gombi as new Minority leader of the House.

Reacting
on the development Deputy Speaker Emmanuel Tsamdu and Majority Leader
Hassan Mamman Barguma described the purported impeachment as null and
void as due process was not followed during the impeachment process.

Hassan
Mamman Barguma and Emmanuel Tsamdu blasted the speaker Kabiru Mijinyawa
for which hunting them because they we’re opposed to his failures as
the speaker.

They said the speakers penchant for manipulation of
events at the house cannot hold as the house a democratic one and not a
personal estates of Kabiru Mijinyawa.

Source:- Independentng