My Resignation a Difficult Decision I would have preferred to continue-Kogi Former Speaker

The immediate former Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly Hon. Momoh Jimoh who tendered his resignation letter yesterday on the floor of the house has described his resignation as a very difficult decision to make as he believed his earlier refusal to resign is to uphold the sanctity of the legislature and entrench democratic values in the state.

In his words he said those who were frustrated and angered with his forceful exit are those who believed in legislative democracy. He thank the judiciary for believing in the tenets of democratic values by delivering a judgement in his favor and also plead  for the mercy of his constituents over the frustrations he might have caused them.

Recalled that Hon. Momoh Jimoh was unlawfully removed as speaker of the house by five(5) members of the house against fifteen other members(G15). The impeachment which sparked off a legal tussle between the two factions lasted for months.

However while the unlawful impeachment was still been challenged in the court of law by the G15 the other five member sat and were allowed to pass the budget and screen political appointees made by the Yahaya Bello led Government.

Meanwhile despite judgement given by the court and the national assembly intervention  in the matter the G15 members tactically gave in and called for a truce between the two factions which had led to the official resignation of the Hon. Momoh Jimoh as the speaker of the house.