Anambra meeting ejects suspended lawmaker from finances presentation session

Drama has ensued on the Anambra State Home of Meeting on Tuesday, because the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, is getting set to current the 2026 finances appropriation earlier than the Home.

There was a heavy presence of safety personnel together with Police, DSS, NSCDC, amongst others are all on floor ready for the arrival of the Governor to the Legislative Chambers.

High authorities functionaries, together with commissioners, particular advisers, media aides, CEOs of varied companies and parastatals, conventional rulers, occasion trustworthy, in addition to civil society organisations are additionally seated and ready for the arrival of the governor.

Nevertheless, drama ensued when the suspended member, representing Ayamelum Constituency, Bernard Udemezue, was additionally seen seated on the Legislative Chambers.

The drama performed out when the Deputy Speaker, Chukwuma Okoye, and the Member representing Oyi Constituency, Harmless Ojike approached the suspended Lawmaker, reminding him that he was nonetheless underneath suspension.

He was thereafter accompanied out of the Chambers in firm with heavy safety personnel.

The Home management additionally went upstairs to the gallery and walked out all of the supporters of the lawmaker who had accompanied him to the plenary.

In keeping with the deputy speaker, the lawmaker didn’t comply with due course of by writing to the management of the Home after his three-month suspension had elapsed.

In defence, Udemezue claimed that he adopted due course of and had submitted the required letters for resumption to the suitable authorities earlier than his look.

This growth resulted in a severe altercation between the events concerned prompting the safety operatives to stroll the suspended lawmaker to the brand new legislative constructing the place he’s at present being detained.

As on the time of submitting this report, the Home nonetheless await the arrival of the governor for his finances presentation.

PidomNigeria On-line, in August 2025, reported that the Anambra State Home of Meeting has suspended the member representing Ayamelum Constituency, Bernard Udemezue, for 3 months.

Udemezue was suspended over a message and content material he shared on social media, which the Home described as “damaging content material”.

The lawmaker, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, had shared on his social media handles, alleging that his constituency, Ayamelum, is marginalised within the space of constituency allowance.

However reacting to the publish, the Home first handed the decision to summon Udemezue at its plenary final Tuesday, following a matter of pressing public significance moved by the member representing Aguata 2 Constituency, Tony Muobike, and seconded by the Chief Whip and member representing Ihiala 1 Constituency, Jude Ngobili.

The Speaker, Somtochukwu Udeze, who presided over the plenary final Tuesday, referred the matter to the Home Committee on Guidelines, Companies, Ethics and Privileges and to report again to the Home on Tuesday (this week).

And on the plenary on Tuesday(at present), the Home handed the decision to droop the lawmaker for 3 months.