JUST IN: Again, Delta Assembly Suspends Ex-Speaker, Igbuya

Mr. Monday Igbuya, former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly has been suspended for the second time.

Igbuya was suspended for three months over allegations of financial recklessness during his tenure as Speaker of the house.

Meanwhile, a 3-man ad hoc committee have been set up to review a plenary report of an earlier committee set up by the house to investigate the matter. The committee which was set up during its executive session on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 had since submitted it report on February 27, 2018.

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But the House on Wednesday said Igbuya’s suspension is to enable the ad hoc committee carry out its assignment without interference.

House Majority Leader, Hon. Tim Owhefere who moved the motion under matters of urgent public importance and was seconded by member representing Ughelli South, Hon. Rueben Izeze. The motion was unanimously adopted by the house at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori.

“You will recall that in our executive session held on Tuesday October 17 2017, a committee was set up to look into issues relating to financial recklessness on the part of the immediate past Speaker and Member Representing Sapele State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya. Mr Speaker, the committee did submit its preliminary report to the Executive Session on the 27th day of February 2018”.

“Consequently, Mr Speaker, I move that
1) this House set up another committee to review the preliminary report of the committee earlier set up and
2) The member representing Sapele State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya be suspended for a period of three months to enable the new committee carry out unfettered investigation devoid of any interference “, the motion read.

The ad hoc committee as announced by the Speaker Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is headed by the Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Bomadi Constituency, Hon. Oboro Preyor while Hon. Azuka Azaka, Ndokwa West and Hon. Rueben Izeze, Ughelli South Constituency are members.

The Speaker directed the committee to submit the report on  October 9, 2018.