Imo Assembly Recalls Five Lawmakers

The Imo state House of Assembly have  recalled five lawmakers who were suspended six months ago.

The legislators were recalled in a plenary on Tuesday which was presided over by the Speaker, Acho Ihim.

The lawmakers were in October 2018 suspended by their colleagues for what was described as “unparliamentary conducts.”

The recalled lawmakers  are Chiji Collins (Isiala Mbano), Uche Oguwuike (Ikeduru) and  Ifeanyi Nnataraonye (Mbaitoli) 

Others are Donatus Onuigwe (Oru West) and Nkenna Nzeruo (Oru West).

Ihim, who announced the development, said the recalled lawmakers were invited for an interaction during an executive session.

It will be recalled that a High Court on November 5, 2018, quashed the suspension of four of the five suspended members.

The court, in quashing the suspension, had described the action as unlawful and not known by the constitution.

The presiding justice, Goddy Anunihu, had jointly awarded the applicants the sum of N8million in damages and N100,000 in legal fees.

The jurist directed the Speaker, who was the first respondent, to pay the applicants their salaries, allowances and emoluments for the period they were under suspension.