Abia State House of Assembly has found itself in a difficult situation to extricate itself from an embarrassing event involving two of its members over alleged sharing of money. Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo captures the concentric layer of doubts that follows every explanation by the dramatis personae.
For a legislature that cuddles opacity in its affairs, the Eighth Abia State House of Assembly got a big jolt when an uncomfortable story and accompanying picture surfaced on the internet. It was about a bloody exchange between two lawmakers over the sharing formula of a financial gift. The largese was said to have come from Governor Alex Otti in appreciation for a legislative job done for him by the House.
The money sharing meeting in Aba at the home of Hon Fyne Ahuama, who represents Osisioma Ngwa South State Constituency,