Cross River Assembly Impeaches Speaker Ayambem
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Speaker of the Cross Rivers state house of assembly Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has been impeached.
The Speaker was impeached on Wednesday by 17 members out of the 25-member House over allegations of misappropriation of funds.
Lawmakers who are of the majority, passed a no-confidence vote on Rt. Hon. Ayambem, about 11 months in office.
The impeachment motion was moved by Hon. Effiom Ekarika representing Calabar South 1 Constituency and seconded by Hon. Omang Charles Omang representing Bekwarra State Constituency.
Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem who represents Ikom 2 state constituency was elected Speaker of the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly in June 2023.