Eight members of the Benue State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have served impeachment notice to Governor Samuel Ortom.
Ortom’s spokesman, Tahav Agerzua, said the lawmakers took over the assembly complex to sit and pass the impeachment notice while the police provided cover.
Aggrieved youths had earlier blocked the complex over what they claimed was plots by some politicians loyal to the APC-led Federal Government to impeach Ortom who has dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week.
Spokesperson for the eight lawmakers told journalists that they commenced impeachment proceedings against the governor over allegations of diversion of state funds and abuse of office.
