Abia Govt suspends House of Assembly Clerk over alleged misconduct 

Abia State Government has suspended the Clerk of the State House of Assembly, Mr John Pedro Irokansi, implicit allegations of misconduct.

Irokansi was suspended done a missive dated May 20, 2026, and signed by the Abia State Head of Service, Mr Benson Ojeikere.

The authorities authorities appointed Mr Promise Onwukwe, a Deputy Director successful the Legislative Department of the Abia State House of Assembly, arsenic Acting Clerk with contiguous effect.

Though it did not disclose the quality of the alleged misconduct by Irokansi, the Abia State Government directed the Acting Clerk, Onwukwe, to instrumentality afloat complaint of the medication of the bureau “pending the decision of the ongoing probe and/or further directives from the due authority.”

The directive further instructed the Acting Clerk to:

“Safeguard each authorities property, authoritative records, and documents duly handed implicit to you successful accordance with extant regulations.”

Irokansi, an experienced civilian servant and Clerk of the Abia State House of Assembly, has served successful that capableness nether 3 administrations successful Abia State, spanning astir 16 years.

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