The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has sued the state’s House of Assembly, the Speaker, the Inspect General of Police (IGP) and other over an alleged plot to impeach him.
In an originating summon, Ewhrudjakpo alleged among others, that members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly were being pressured to impeach him for failing to resign, like the governor, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on whose platform they got to office.
In the suit filed on his behalf at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by his lawyer, Reuben Egwuaba, it was alleged that members of the House of Assembly were currently plotting to impeach Ewhrudjakpo.
It was also alleged that some local government chairmen, including that of Sagbama Local Government Area, Alice Tange, are also being threatened with sack for allegedly failing to leave the PDP along with the governor.
After listening to his counsel who moved an ex-parte motion, Justice Emeka Nwite ordered the defendants to appear before the court to show cause why the interim reliefs being sought against them by the plaintiff should not be granted.
Listed as defendants in the suit are: Bayelsa State House of Assembly, its Speaker, the IGP, the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), the Attorney General of Bayelsa State, the state’s Chief Judge and the Clerk of the state’s Assembly.