The House of Representatives has issued a one-week ultimatum to Governors Hyacinth Alia of Benue State and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, along with the leadership of their respective State Houses of Assembly, to appear before its Committee on Public Petitions over the controversial suspension of lawmakers in their states.
The warning followed their failure to honour an earlier invitation to a hearing held on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja.
The committee is investigating a petition filed by a coalition of lawyers under the banner of Guardians of Democracy concerning the alleged unlawful suspension of 13 lawmakers in Benue and 10 in Zamfara since February 2024.
The petition, sponsored by the Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Hon. Philip Agbese, was formally laid before the chamber on March 27.
At the inaugural sitting of the committee on Thursday, Hon. Douglas Akya (Makurdi South) led the delegation of suspended Benue lawmakers, while Hon. Aliyu Ango Kagara (Talata Mafara South) and the Minority Leader of the Zamfara Assembly represented their colleagues.
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