The Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem has been impeached by two-third majority of the House.
17 out of 25 members of the House signed the notice of his impeachment.
Before he was removed at the plenary, a slight drama happened when the impeachment notice was tabled.
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In the notice made available to TVC News, the speaker was removed on four grounds, bothering on financial misconduct, incompetence and wrong conduct of preliminary proceedings; non-compliance with the Cross River State Legislature Fund Management Law 2021, and total failure to convene a leadership meeting.
The House turned violent when the notice was brought.
