Four members Imo State House of Assembly have been suspended till further notice amidst allegations of plotting to impeach the Speaker, Chike Olemgbe.

This is the first time lawmakers will be suspended under the 10th Imo Assembly under the speakership of Olemgbe.

The lawmakers are the members representing Ahiazu-Mbaise constituency, Samuel Otuibe; Ezinihitte-Mbaise constituency, Henry Agbasonu; Okigwe constituency, Chidiebere Ogbunikpa, and Oru-West state constituency, Dominic Ezerioha.

The Speaker of the House, Chika Olemgbe, announced the suspension on Tuesday during the 20-minute plenary, saying the decision was reached at the executive session of the House.

Furthermore, the Speaker announced that all standing committees headed by the suspended lawmakers had been retrieved from them even as he announced reshufflements.

All the lawmakers suspended were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).