Rivers lawmakers in fresh move to impeach Amaechi[PUNCH]

Following the striking out of Rivers State Governor’s suit to stop the state’s lawmakers from removing him from office, the five anti-Rotimi Amaechi lawmakers said on Friday they had put measures in place to impeach the governor. The leader of the anti-Amaechi lawmakers, Mr. Evans Bipi, told Sunday PUNCH in a telephone interview that Amaechi had committed impeachable offences. Apart from Bipi, other lawmakers that have been opposed to the Amaechi administration are Victor Ihunwo, Michael Chinda, Martins Amaewhule and Kelechi Nwogu. Bipi alleged that the governor was withholding the allowances and emoluments of lawmakers perceived to be against his policies. The lawmaker, who parades himself as the Speaker of the Sate House of Assembly, vowed that the anti- Amaechi legislators would sit at an undisclosed place to effect the removal of the governor. Bipi argued that if the 25 pro-Amaechi lawmakers could sit in Government House to hold plenary, there was nothing wrong if he and members decided to impeach the governor at any location. He stated that Amaechi must be made to account for the resources accruing to the state. He insisted that they would be swift and decisive in their move to unseat the governor. Bipi said, “Amaechi has committed a lot of impeachable offences. My constituency project entitlement was withheld by him. He has withheld our (anti-Amaechi lawmakers) allowances. He has been taking loans without the consent of the full house. But the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Otelemaba Dan-Amachree, disagreed with the anti- Amaechi lawmakers. He stated that the governor had not committed any offence that would warrant any move for his impeachment.[PUNCH]