The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the immediate past Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, for attempting to mislead other members of the Assembly.
The former Speaker, who announced his resignation on Sunday, was suspended for three months.
Dajoh’s suspension followed the motion moved by the lawmaker representing Kyan State Constituency, Terna Shimawua, and seconded by James Umoru from Apa State Constituency at plenary in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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Shimawua, who moved the motion, was one of those suspended last Friday by Dajoh before his resignation as Speaker.
The Speaker, Alfred Emberga, who ruled on the motion, reviewed Dajoh’s suspension from six to three months.
Lawmakers also confirmed controversial Associate Professor Ornguga and other nominees previously rejected by the Assembly.
The Assembly equally lifted the suspension earlier placed on the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and other 2 other government officials.
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