Imo Assembly: Amended rules meant to shut us up – Ugboma

Frank Ugboma, Oguta constituency consultant on the Imo Home of Meeting, has condemned the modification of some parts of the Home Guidelines.

Ugboma informed the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Monday that the act was a “flagrant abuse of legislative course of”.

On the final sitting, Deputy Speaker Amarachi Iwuanyawu (APC Nwangele), moved a movement to chill out Order 11 and Guidelines 61, 62 and 63.

“Any member who misbehaves will likely be suspended for that sitting, if the offence shouldn’t be thought of severe. However the place the stated offence is taken into account severe, the offender will likely be suspended for a interval of two weeks”, it learn.

Ugboma known as the modification an infraction of some sections of the 1999 Structure that border on truthful listening to.

The lawmaker acknowledged that each one members have been entitled to contribute on the ground of the home.

Ugboma puzzled why the method of modification was orally executed on level of order.

“Some extent of order is simply raised when there’s an emergency to that impact however there was no emergency warranting the modification. It was an orchestrated plan to close some lawmakers up.

“This obnoxious modification offends all sound logic and it’s geared toward discouraging members from demanding their rights”, Ugboma stated.

Imo Meeting: Amended guidelines meant to close us up – Ugboma