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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Plot to remove Plateau Speaker thickens

There are strong indication that the Speaker Plateau State House of assembly H John Clark Dabwan may be removed from office on Tuesday next  when the House resumes sitting.
there gathered on Friday in Jos that  some of the state law makers have been nursing grudges against the
speaker  over what they called poor representation of their interest before the executive arm of government and wanted a change in the leadership.
The plot  gathered late Friday evening had the backing of the principal officers of the House and  have planed to replace the speaker with  Hon. Titus Alams from Bokkos constituency.
Those wishing the speaker  out   gathered had already appended their signatures  and have  directed  him to resign  in order to  give him his soft landing.
A source who did not want his name on print told  Saturday Independent that the embattled speaker when told the position  of his colleagues was jittery and  pleaded with his colleagues to soft pedal.
As at the time of filling this report  Friday evening, a meeting   was  said  to be going on a Government Lodge Jishe in Jos  where  the party leaders led by its Chairman and Governor Jang and his Deputy were in attendance   with aim of  intervening  in the matter  to save the situation.
When contacted the press secretary to the speaker Mrs Chingle claimed ignorance of the development, but  said  the speaker  is still in charge of the affairs  of the state House of Assembly and in good relationship with his colleagues.
“The Plateau State House of Assembly will be sitting on Tuesday next week, you can come to cover the proceeding from there you will know if the speaker will be impeach or not.” she said.
Effort to reach the House Committee Chairman on Information Hon. Diket Plang to comment on the development failed as his mobile phone number was switch off as at the time of filling this report.

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