Members of the Imo State House of Assembly have suspended indefinitely, the immediate past speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Paul Emeziem.
The suspension of the former speaker came immediately after he was impeached by 19 members of the House out of 27.
Hon. Emeziem representing Onuimo State Constituency was suspended alongside the lawmakers for Mbaitoli State Constituency and former deputy speaker Hon. Okey Nwakanna, and Hon Ekene Ndumele representing Orsu State Constituency.
The newly-elected speaker, Hon. Kennedy Ibe, representing Obowo State constituency, announced the suspension on the floor of the house.
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