Assembly Suspends Lawmaker Over Alleged
Misconduct.
Delta State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Ughelli
North I
Constituency, Matthew Omonade over alleged gross misconduct.
The suspension order was pronounced by the Speaker, Dennis Emomotimi Guwor,
while, the motion was preceded by a motion raised on the floor of the house
by the
Majority Leader, Emeka Nwaobi, Aniocha North.
The motion was supported by the Chief Whip of the House, Perkins Umukoro,
Sapele,
and was unanimously adopted by the House.
The suspended lawmaker was alleged to have willfully and falsely perverted
the
proceedings of the House, while, according to the Majority Leader, the
lawmaker’s
alleged action violates the standing order and rules of the House, which
necessitated
the need for the suspension.
Following the adoption of the motion, Omonade was suspended for a period of
14
legislative days, and also mandated to hand over to the management of the
House all
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