From Edward
Uduak
Lawmakers
in Imo State during thursday plenary suspended 27 elected chairmen of the various
Local Government Areas in the state.
The motion for immediate
suspension of the chairmen was moved by Chika Madumere (Nkwerre),which was
unanimously supported by all the lawmakers present in the plenary.
The
sponsoring the motion, Hon. Chika Madumere accused the chairmen of failing to appear
before them, to explain on how they have been running the affiars of their LGAs
financially.
According to Madumere, the
suspended chairmen disobeyed the legislature by failing to properly honour
invitations sent to them on several occasions.
One of the suspended chairmen
who craved anonminity confirmed the
development to our correspondent in a telephone conversation, while saying that
it was uncalled for. He opined that the Legislature cannot just suspend them
without any just cause
He, told our correspondent that the suspended
chairmen were meeting to review the situation.