The drama in the Imo State House of Assembly over Governor Rochas Okorocha’s directive to its leadership led by Acho Ihim to kick-start impeachment proceedings against his Deputy, Eze Madumere may have suffered another setback following the refusal of the majority of members to join in the fray.
According to one of the lawmakers who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the failure of Governor Okorocha’s committee led by Luggard Osuji to raise impeachable offences against the Deputy Governor has put lawmakers into moral confusion as most of them have rejected the directive, saying that Imo populace will rise up against them should they join in the impeachment proceeding against Madumere on mere phony charges.
The rift between Madumere and Okorocha who have been associates for over two decades was hinged on anti-people policy and Madumere’s refusal to support Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu for Governor and other sundry issues that bothered on policy deviation and mismanagement of socio-political and economy of the State.
The source also revealed that a certain experienced and vibrant Okorocha’s appointee from Orlu zone who happened to have a strong legislative experience also had tried to raise impeachable offences on Okorocha’s charge had tried but also failed, saying this may have prompted the decision of Governor Okorocha’s led faction in Imo House of Assembly to suspend lawmakers who are not in support of the impeachment project.
In a bid to get the needed quorum to carry out the vexatious impeachment move against his Deputy, Okorocha is alleged to have directed the Speaker who is his crony to suspend more lawmakers to reduce the number of needed quorum.
Our source also revealed that a certain group in the Imo Assembly is also threatening to unearth Okorocha’s financial recklessness against the State, claiming they have dozier on the Speaker with which he allegedly played a facilitator role.