The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh has denied claims that there is an impeachment plot against the State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as reported by an online Newspaper.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Akume Ityav, the Assembly Speaker insists that the said malicious newspaper report is aimed at destroying the mutual understanding and peace the legislative and executive arms are presently enjoying in the State.
The Speaker maintained that the Benue State House of Assembly under his watch is preoccupied with making quality laws for the good governance of the State and does not have time for frivolities.
The Speaker also wondered why non-investigative journalism has become the hallmark of the said online Newspaper and warned the publishers to desist from falsehood against the Benue Assembly or risk judicial action.
The Press statement emphasised that, in as much as the role of the Assembly is to act as a check on the executive based on the principles of separation of powers as championed by Baron de Montesquieu’s, Spirit of the Laws (1748), for now there are no anxieties.
Editor: Ken Eseni
