This followed a request by Governor Usman Ododo who sought the Assembly’s approval to extend their tenure.
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Bello dissolved the Assembly during a valedictory session held on the floor of the House in Lokoja, the state capital.
The eight lawmakers included: Daniyan Ranyi (Bassa), Muktar Baje (Okehi), Olusola Kilani Olumo (Ijumu), Akande Moses (Ogori/ Magongo) and Lawi Muhammed Ahmed (Okene 1).
Gov. Yahaya Bello had on March 23 branded nine of the 25 assembly members as terrorists for their alleged roles during the March 18 House of Assembly elections held in the state.
The resignation letter of the candidate was contained in a letter dated January 25, 2023 to the leadership of his party.
The former speaker of the House of Assembly described their defection as “decisive” and “a step in the right direction.”
The probe of the man followed a petition to the House by Sefi Okpekete-Bajeh, a Lokoja-based businesswoman.
According to available information, the candidate for the 2023 elections was arrested on October 30, 2022.
The Kogi State Government has debunked, in strong terms, media reports that it is considering selling some State’s assets to finance the reconstruction of the State House of Assembly Complex recently razed by fire.
This comes after the Kogi State House of Assembly threatened to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy on the land.
The warning from the state government is coming especially, following the fire incident that razed the Kogi House of Assembly in the early hours of Monday.
The House asked the Commissioner nominee to take a bow and leave, after three members spoke well of his pedigree.
The assemblymen, as announced on Tuesday, have also been stripped of their positions in the House Committees.
The House had invited the MD in the last two weeks to clarify issues surrounding the N20 billion bailout fund it fixed in the state’s name
Speaker of the assembly, Mathew Kolawole, stated this when he led other lawmakers supporting Bello’s 2023 presidential aspiration on a courtesy visit to legislators elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly in Lafia on Tuesday.
For some time now, Tunga Maje and the Kaduna-Abuja Highway had become dens for kidnappers and hoodlums who, on a daily basis, rob motorists, villagers and other road users
He said this in Ilorin on Tuesday.
The Governor stated this in Ilorin, the state capital, when he hosted members of the Kogi State House of Assembly who came on an advocacy visit to rally support for Governor Yahya Bello’s 2023 presidential bid.
The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. James Apam, who disclosed this on Thursday in Lokoja, said that the seat became vacant in June following the death of John Abah, member representing Ibaji Local Government Area in the assembly.
The House made the call at Tuesday’s plenary sitting in Lokoja following the adoption of a motion on Urgent Public Importance, raised by Anthony Ujah (APC-Olamaboro), over the strange illness that has claimed over 50 lives.