This was contained in a letter dated March 5, 2025, signed by the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. Aondona Dajoh.
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The Chairman of the APC Elders’ Forum, Senator Barnabas Gemade, made the disclosure on Saturday during a press conference in Makurdi.
The Council, in a statement, stressed the House of Assembly was bereft of the statutory powers to recommend the removal of the CJ.
The suspension followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Saater Tiseer, during plenary on Wednesday in Makurdi.
The amendment of the 2007 LG law took place on Friday, a few hours before the state’s local government election slated for Saturday.
This followed a motion by Isaac Ochekiliye (PDP-Ohimini) on Friday, appealing to the House to lift the ban.
Four members of the House were suspended on Monday for disrupting legislative activities.
Still, Ochekiliye urged the House to lift the three months suspension on the four lawmakers, so that their constituents did not miss their effective representation.
Benue House of Assembly Friday screened the remaining nine of the 17 Commissioner nominees sent to the house by Governor Hyacinth Alia.
Suswam spoke on Monday in Adikpo, headquarters of Kwande Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue, at the flag-off of the Benue North-East senatorial campaign.
According to Ortom, the figure represents N23.7 billion or 18 per cent increase from the revised 2020 budget.
Agaigbe said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Friday, that due to the untimely demise of their breadwinners, life had become very tough for the widows and orphans.
Reading the letter, the Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange, said reliable information from the state Ministry of Finance indicated that the state’s treasury was empty