Today, seven lawmakers of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, announced their withdrawal from the impeachment move against the state governor, Martin Elechi.
They were among the 15 lawmakers that signed the impeachment notice against Elechi.
Making the development known, minority leader of the state house of assembly, Enyi C. Enyi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said, "Our decision to withdraw from the impeachment plot was informed by far reaching consultations within and outside our constituencies.
"We were also touched by the deep political counseling from our leaders and elders.
"Most importantly, we were alarmed at the discovery that the impeachment, if consummated, would spew deep political bad blood and dichotomy between the two political blocs, Abakaliki and Afikpo.
"Moreover, if the impeachment is pursued to its logical end, each member of the fourth plenary of the state assembly would wear the stigma and badge of dishonor as the first set of lawmakers to impeach a governor in the South-East zone."
While expressing regrets that the state house of assembly which used to be what he termed an epitome of a peaceful and focused legislature had descended on a dangerous lane, the minority leader argued that, "The attempt to impeach the governor barely two months to the end of his tenure stood out as evidence of this loss of bearing.
"Some of us in the assembly, especially the integrity group, have been reflecting on what kind of legacy we intend to leave behind as our contributions to the growth of the state and democracy."
The minority leader also revealed that there were many acts of impunity in the implementation of laws and administration of funds in the state during the present dispensation, just as he called genuine reconciliation among the political class in the state.
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