The leadership crisis rocking the Kogi State House of Assembly worsened yesterday, as the camp of ‘Speaker’ Momohjimoh Lawal alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello was responsible for shutting the chamber.
Unknown persons yesterday locked the Assembly.
Lawal was, on Tuesday, removed by lawmakers, who were alleged to be acting the script of the executive.
The governor has, however, washed his hands of the crisis, which has seen the emergence of three Speakers in less than three months.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy Abdulkarim Abdumalik said Bello had no hand in the crisis.
He described the allegation by legislators as spurious.
Abdumalik said: “The crisis in the Assembly predated this administration. Before the advent of the administration, the crisis assumed a violent dimension when vehicles belonging to caucuses were vandalised.”
Lawal was removed by some of his former supporters, including Friday Sani, who emerged as the new Majority leader.
Sani said the new Speaker, Imam Umar, representing Lokoja 1, was elected by ’15 members’, although only four were seen coming out of the chamber.
Lawal said he remains the Speaker, declaring his removal as null and void.
Credit: The Nation
