Imo House of Assembly gets new Speaker

Photo: Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State in a handshake with the new Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Anthony Emeka Nduka, when the latter was presented to the Governor at the Government House Owerri by his colleagues after his election to replace Rt. Hon Kennedy Ibe who resigned from  his position…Monday

By Ben Ibe

The Imo State House of Assembly, on Monday continued its style of changing its leadership with the emergence of a new Speaker.

The House after removing Kennedy Ibe elected Emeka Nduka as new Speaker.

Nduka was thereafter presented to Governor Hope Uzodimma who has since congratulated the new leader of the state legislature.

By Nduka’s election, the Imo State House of Assembly has now had four Speakers in three years.

Nduka, who represents the Ehime Mbano State Constituency, was immediately sworn-in by the Clerk of the Assembly, Chinelo Emeghara, and was congratulated by the Deputy Speaker, Amara Iwuanyanwu, the Majority Leader, Kanayo Onyemaechi of Owerri West, and ranking lawmaker, Ngozi Obiefule of Isu State Constituency.

Ibe, who represents the Obowo State constituency was elected as speaker in November 2021, after Paul Emezim was impeached as the speaker.

Ibe was on suspension when he was elected as the number one man of the legislature.

Members of the House have pledged to cooperate with the new Speaker as he moves to stabilise the Assembly.