By Chijioke Kingsley
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Plateau Assembly Speaker resignation, a ploy to frustrate incoming APC govt, says Party Chieftain
The All Progressive Congress (APC), in Plateau State has raised the alarm over what it termed a ploy to frustrate the incoming APC government by the ruling People’s Democratic Party in the State. https://sundiatapost.com/appeal-court-sacks-plateau-pdp-gov-mutfwang-declares-apc-candidate-winner/
The APC announced the resignation of the PDP Plateau Assembly Speaker, Hon. Moses Sule and his Deputy, Hon. Gwott Fomson, was to fine-turn the plan as the new Speaker under the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Hon. Gabriel Dewan immediately after being sworn-in declared a two-months recess for the Assembly till January 21st, 2024.
The APC in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Sylvanus Namang, said the impunity plan is spearheaded by the State Governor Caleb Mutfwang.
Namang alleged that the Governor’s plan is to stop the APC incoming Assembly members who will be declared winner by the Appeal Court today from being sworn-in.
“Mutfwang wants to stop the swearing-in of our members who by the pronouncement of the Appeal Court this Wednesday as winners will have the highest number in the House”, Namang said. https://sundiatapost.com/appeal-court-christians-muslims-pray-for-gov-mutfwang/
According to him: “In order to execute the toxic and ill-motivated script by the Governor, as soon as the new Speaker was sworn-in yesterday, he immediately declared a 2-month recess till January 21st, 2024.
“This onslaught and legislative impunity has put paid to the speculations about the grand design by Governor Mutfwang to stall the inauguration and swearing-in of the new Members returned by the Court of Appeal, which is to be effected next week.
“It is instructive to note that going by the Appeal Court judgments, the APC would have an overwhelming majority of 22 Members out of 24 Members in the Plateau State House of Assembly while the YPP and Labour Party (LP) would have one member each.
“From every indication, the Governor is spoiling for a war with the very likely incoming APC-led Government as his action is clearly designed to operate a parallel legislature in the same manner he is operating an illegal Transmission Implementation Committee with appointed Chairmen who operate in guest houses and hotel rooms, thus flouting with impunity the Inspector General of Police directive ordering the reopening of LGA secretariats for the 17 elected Chairmen and 325 Councillors to operate.
“This invidious move is a clear invitation to crises as by next week, in line with the Appeal Court judgments, all the 16 PDP members would cease to be members of the Plateau State House of Assembly.
“This, therefore, implies that the 22 APC Members are expected to operate under a one man riot gang as “Speaker” for the two months because even when the House is in recess, legislative functions would take place under oversight functions.
“It leaves us in no doubt that, as he has done in the case of the illegal Transition Committee Chairmen, he would continue to equally illegally operate with the sacked House of Assembly members in his remaining days in office”, Namang said.
The APC advised Mutfwang not to throw caution in the wind but remember the oath of office that he swore to uphold.
Recall that the Appellate court has sacked all PDP National Assembly Members, with the latest judgement sacking the State Governor last Sunday. It is also instructive to note that the judgement of the Plateau State Assembly will be concluded this week with some already being declared winners last Sunday when Mutfwang was also sacked, our correspondent reports.
