They were alleged to have breached the conduct of the March 18 House of Assembly elections in the state.
The Kogi House of Assembly has lifted the suspension of eight of the nine lawmakers suspected of being involved in terrorism and electoral violence during the March 18 House of Assembly election.Others are Atule Egunu , Suleiman Musa and Aderonke Aro .
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the lawmakers were recalled during Wednesday’s plenary following a letter written to the house by Governor Yahaya Bello, requesting for their clearance against the backdrop of a report from theThe House, through a voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Matthew Kolawole, unanimously cleared the eight lawmakers and two council chairpersons who were also suspected of committing the crimes.
They were alleged to have breached the conduct of the March 18 House of Assembly elections in the state and were branded terrorists by the governor. But the report of an Ad hoc Committee Chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Alfa Momoh-Rabiu, cleared the eight lawmakers except for Bello Abdullah of Ajaokuta constituency.The two council chairpersons cleared of the allegations are Moses Tolorunleke of Kabba/ Bunu and William Ekuwojo of Ibaji LGAs.
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