Imo Assembly minority caucus condemns suspension of members

• Demand explanation of ‘ unparliamentary conducts’ • Uzodimma urges better opposition

T HEminority caucus of Imo State House of Assembly has decried the suspension of six members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), urging the Speaker, Paul Emeziem, to stop intimidating, harassing and forcing members to join the All Progressives Congress ( APC) by any guise.

Uche Ogbuagu, the member representing Ikeduru Constituency, who had defected from the PDP to APC some months ago, was among those suspended.

The suspended minority leader, representing Ezinihitte Mbaise Constituency, Anyadike Nwosu, who spoke with journalists on behalf of the minority caucus, yesterday, at the PDP secretariat in Owerri, demanded from the Speaker why he “unlawfully suspended” the PDP members.

He said: “We the PDP caucus in the Imo House of Assembly hereby invite

Emeziem to come clean and address Imo citizens as follows: What were the unparliamentary conducts of the suspended members? where and when did the unparliamentary acts take place? Were the socalled unparliamentary conducts brought before the House of Assembly in any sitting? Was the ethics and privileges committee set up to look into the acts and what were their findings?” B UT reacting on behalf of the governor, his Chief Press Secretary/ Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku, denied knowledge of what goes on in the Assembly, especially the recent suspension of six members, describing their allegation as unfounded, saying: “The legislature is independent. They should go and do their home work well and stop thinking and feeding on unfounded allegation.”