Eight of the 24 members of the Plateau House of Assembly has impeached the Speaker, Mr Abok Ayuba.
The unusual sitting on Thursday morning, presided by the Deputy Speaker, Saleh Yipmong, elected Yakubu Sanda (APC-Pengana) as the new speaker.
As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the eight members gained access to the House as early as 6 a.m to execute their plan.
They operated under the heavy presence of armed security personnel. The lawmakers attempted to impeach the speaker on Wednesday night, but could not succeed and returned on Thursday morning.
Mr Nanbol Daniel (PDP-Langtang North Central) had said that the impeachment would not hold because it did not follow the House Rules on impeachment of speaker and deputy speaker.
NAN also reports that there a petition went viral on social media in the early hours of Wednesday by a group under the aegis of Youths Rights Against Corruption (YRAC) accusing the speaker of corruption.
The group said it has submitted a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Speaker accusing him of several allegations, including abuse of office and financial misappropriation.
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