Delta Assembly Suspends Member For 14 Days, Cites ‘Gross Misconduct’

The Delta state House of Assembly has suspended a member of the parliament, Hon Matthew Omonade for 14 days.

Mathew represents Ughelli North 1 State Constituency.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that  Speaker Emomotimi Guwor announced this decision during the plenary session that he presided over on Tuesday following the motion raised by the Majority Leader, Emeka Nwaobi.

In the motion which was supported by the House Chief Whip, Perkins Umukoro, and unanimously adopted by the members, the suspended lawmaker was alleged to have willfully and falsely perverted the proceedings of the House of Wednesday, May 8, 2024’.

This, according to the Majority Leader, violated the standing order and rules of the House of Assembly, hence, the  decision to suspend him.

The motion titled ‘Motion of breach of privilege’, reads, ‘Whereas, Order V1 Rule 19(1) of the Standing Orders of the House provides for the rights enjoyed by the House collectively and by Members of the House individually as conferred by the House of Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Law, CapH6, Laws of Delta State, 2008; and

Whereas, it is an offence under the House of Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Law, Cap H6 Laws of Delta State, 2008 for any person to willfully publish any false or perverted report of any debate or proceedings of the House or a committee or willfully misrepresent any speech made by a member in the House or in a committee; and

Whereas, it is an offence for any person to publish any defamatory statement reflecting on the proceedings or character of the House; and

Whereas, the Honourable member representing Ughelli North 1 State Constituency, willfully and falsely perverted the proceedings of the House of Wednesday, 8th May, 2024.

Therefore, I move that the Honourable member representing Ughelli North 1 State Constituency be now suspended from the service of the House for a period of 14 (fourteen) legislative days, for gross misconduct;

2. That the Honourable Member representing Ughelli North 1 state Constituency  should hand over to the management  team of the House all Government property in his possession; and

3. An Ad-hoc Committee should be constituted to investigate the gross misconduct by the Honourable member representing Ughelli North 1 State Constituency’.

‘By the provisions of the House of Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Law, Cap H6 Laws of Delta state, 2008, and the Standing Orders of the House, the Honourable Member representing Ughelli North 1 State constituency shall forthwith withdraw from the precincts of the House for the period of the suspension.

The Honourable member representing Ughelli North 1 State Constituency, should immediately return to the management  team all government property in his possession including the official vehicle’ the Speaker submitted after the motion was passed on Tuesday.

He subsequently  directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the suspended member out of the hallowed Chamber while announcing a five-man Ad-hoc committee headed by the Majority Leader, Emeka Nwaobi, to investigate the alleged gross misconduct.

Other members  of the committee are the Chief Whip, Perkins Umukoro, the Deputy Chief Whip, Fred Martins, Minority Whip, Alapala Ebitonmo and the member representing Ika North East, Marylyn Okowa-Daramola, while the Deputy Clerk (Legislative), Mr D. S. Olorogun will serve as Secretary-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you