Cross River Assembly impeaches Speaker, Ayambem

The Speaker was impeached  by 17 members out of the 25-member House over allegations of misappropriation of funds.
Majority of the lawmakers passed a no-confidence vote on the Rt. Hon. Ayambem, about 11 months in office.
The impeachment motion was moved by Hon. Effiom Ekarika representing Calabar South 1 Constituency and seconded by Hon. Omang Charles Omang representing Bekwarra State Constituency.
Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem was elected Speaker of the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly in June 2023.
Ayambem represents Ikom 2 State Constituency in the Houses of Assembly.
According to the impeachment notice    the lawmakers alleged that the impeached speaker misappropriated N48 million meant for the payment of electricity bills of the assembly complex and quarters.
They claimed alleged that Ayambem misappropriated 2 percent of all revenue collected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) monthly to the tune of N404 million among others.