The Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly - Hon. Chukwuma Nwazunku has been impeached by members of the House with 18 out of the 24 members voting in favour of the impeachment.
The members lifted the suspension of the three members - Hon. Frank Onwe, Hon. Eni Uduma Chime and Deputy Speaker - Hon. Blaise Orji; before impeaching Nwazunku.
Onwe moved the motion for the Speaker’s impeachment which was seconded by the minority leader, Hon Enyi C. Enyi. Chima representing Afikpo South West moved the motion for election of Hon Helen Nwaobasi representing Abakaliki South. This motion was seconded Hon Jerry Obasi.