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Benue Assembly suspends immediate past speaker Dajoh

Benue State House of Assembly Complex

From Dooshima Terkura, Makurdi

Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the immediate past speaker of the House, Hon. Aondona Dajoh for three months.

The House during the plenary on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, also confirmed the two commissioner nominees earlier rejected by the members.

The house also recommended to the governor, Hyacinth Alia to lift the suspension on the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB) Dr Grace Adagba and two others earlier suspended.

Moving the motion for the suspension of the former speaker, a member representing Kyan State Constituency, Terna Emmanuel accused the former speaker of gathering members of the House into his residence where they initiated an impeachment move against the governor.

Emmanuel said, “Though, Benue State House of Assembly is guided by principle of separation of power but last Thursday, the former speaker called some members of the House to his residence where they initiated impeachment move against the governor of the state.

“I move that this house should resolve that the former speaker’s action be condemned and that the house should suspend him for six months to allow him have a rethink on his actions.

The representative of Apa State constituency, Abu Umoru who seconded the motion said that the house had in the past suspended members for similar offense and his actions also deserved same.

Ruling on the motion, the speaker, Hon. Alfred Emberga said, “we condemn in strange terms the action of the former speaker and hereby suspend him for three months.”

Earlier, the speaker had read a letter from the governor, representing the two commissioner nominees, Dr Timothy Yangien Ornguga and Mr. James Dwen.

According to the governor, the nominees were rejected based on petition against them and added that none of the nominees has been convicted or indicted or any competent court of law against them.

The speaker while ruling said, “our duty is to screen and make recommendations to the governor based on the fact that they are going to be staff of the governor through this they serve the state, I plead with the house to confirm their renomination. So, therefore, the two nominees are hereby confirmed “.

The majority leader of the house, Sateer Tiseer also read the apology letter from the SUBEB boss, Mrs Grace Adagba alongside the Executive Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Mr. Maxwell Ogiri and the State Lottery/Sporting Board Executive Secretary Mr. Michael Upper dated August 22, 2025 .

The speaker who ruled on the letter after contributions from members said the suspended government officials have tendered apology and need to accept the apology.

He said “To err is human and forgiveness is of God, since the three people have realized their error, our decision earlier showed that the house has power and I think henceforth, they can no longer undermine this House, and we urge that the suspension be lifted.”

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