{"id":363295,"date":"2025-08-24T20:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=363295"},"modified":"2025-08-24T20:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:38:33","slug":"suspended-lawmaker-emerges-new-benue-assembly-speaker-as-crisis-deepens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/24\/suspended-lawmaker-emerges-new-benue-assembly-speaker-as-crisis-deepens\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspended lawmaker emerges new Benue assembly speaker as crisis deepens"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Governor Hyacinth Alia insisted he played no role in the leadership crisis that led to Dajoh\u2019s resignation as speaker.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The assembly has been mired in disputes since February when lawmakers clashed over allegations against the state\u2019s chief judge.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A suspended member of the Benue State House of Assembly, Alfred Berger, has been elected as the new speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Berger, who represents Makurdi North constituency, was chosen on Sunday during an emergency sitting of the Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The sitting was presided over by the deputy speaker, Lami Danladi, after the resignation of the former speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh.<\/p>\n<p>Berger was among four lawmakers suspended on Friday over alleged involvement in a plot to impeach Dajoh.<\/p>\n<p>The governor of Benue, Hyacinth Alia, denied knowledge of the alleged plot and insisted he had no hand in the speaker\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<p>The Benue Assembly has been embroiled in a leadership crisis for several months.<\/p>\n<p>In February, 13 lawmakers were suspended for three months for allegedly working against the removal of the state\u2019s chief judge, Maurice Ikpambese.<\/p>\n<p>Ikpambese had been accused of corruption and gross misconduct by some legislators who initially supported his removal.<\/p>\n<p>However, the lawmakers later reversed themselves, claiming the impeachment attempt was flawed due to procedural lapses.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the suspended legislators were reinstated in July following a review of their cases.<\/p>\n<p>The recurring tensions have kept the Assembly in the spotlight, raising concerns about legislative stability in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Hyacinth Alia insisted he played no role in the leadership crisis that led to Dajoh\u2019s resignation as speaker. 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