In a statement signed by the media aide to the Speaker, Matthew Okache, Ayambem described the development in the Assembly as ridiculous and a charade, adding that the Assembly was not aware of any impeachment. Meanwhile, a fight had ensued on the floor of the House after the lawmaker representing Calabar South 1 Ekarika Effiong moved a motion for the removal of the Speaker and seconded by Charles Omang.
Hon Elvert Ayambem and that is the current position. What happened earlier today during the plenary, when Hon. Effiong Akarika, a member representing Calabar South 1, disrupted the session by inviting hoodlums to enter the chamber, is a ridiculous charade with no constitutional basis. 'The House of Assembly is not aware of any impeachment notices being served to anyone before the frivolous act as witnessed at the chambers.
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