Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and the State Commissioner of Police (CP), Wilson Inalegwu, Tuesday, locked up the Kogi State House of Assembly Complex to prevent lawmakers from sitting.
The development we gathered was an attempt to stop the planned removal of the Majority Leader of the House, Matthew Kolawole, a staunch supporter of the state governor.
The source revealed further that the State Commissioners of Justice and Finance; Mohammed Ibrahim and Idris Asiwaju, were also slated to testify before the House of Assembly in plenary today on how the state government utilized the bailout funds and the two tranches of the Paris-Club loan refunds received from the federal government.
The source who pleaded anonymity said: “The Kogi State House of Assembly is locked as we speak. Governor Yahaya Bello and the State Commissioner of Police stormed the complex this morning with some officers and thugs invited by one Hon. Bello who represents Ajaokuta State constituency to lock up the premises in order to prevent plenary from holding today.
“The reason is not unconnected to the perceived failure of the plot to impeach the Speaker and replace him with the Majority Leader who is a staunch ally of the governor. But, the Speaker himself having control of the House, has also staged a counter plot to have the Majority Leader removed today.
“Also, the governor has paid some arrears owed workers and pensioners in the state with the funds received from the federal government. However, the House had planned, today, to hear from the Commissioners of Justice and Finance how the funds were expended by the state before this incident happened.”
The governor’s press unit and that of the state police command are yet to comment on the development at the time of this report.
