Court reinstates impeached Plateau Assembly speaker

Plateau High Court in Jos, on Monday, reinstated Abok Ayuba as the speaker of the state House of Assembly.

Mr Ayuba was impeached on October 28, 2021, by state assembly members.

He, however, challenged his impeachment, which he described as illegal, saying that it contravened the assembly rules.

The presiding judge, Nefisa Musa, who delivered the judgement, granted the plaintiff’s prayers.

The judge said the procedure adopted for removing Mr Ayuba was illegal.

Mr Ayuba, who went from the court straight to the assembly complex, said he was vindicated from the illegal impeachment.

He thanked the Plateau people for standing by him during his travails.

“Even though there was a crisis some time ago, today the court has given these terms against that illegality that was done,” he said.

The reinstated speaker said that by the grace of God, sitting would continue in the house peacefully, without any rancour.

Mr Ayuba said they would not fight anybody, adding that they were all members of the assembly and that all were Plateau people and also Nigerians.

“I’m ready to work with the executive; we have never in any way said that I would never want to continue to work with them.

“That is the only thing that will give us peace in this state.

“Anybody that was in court today knows that the court has defined everything about the purported impeachment,” he added.