Anambra Assembly Clears Soludo Of Blame In Lawmaker’s Suspension

The Anambra State House of Assembly has denied allegations that Governor Charles Soludo played any role in the suspension of Abuchi Udemezue, the lawmaker representing Ayamelum Constituency.

In a statement issued by the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Ejike Okechukwu, the Assembly described the claims as false, baseless, and mischievous.

The response followed a press release by some federal lawmakers from Anambra North Senatorial Zone under the Labour Party, who had criticised Udemezue’s suspension.

Okechukwu explained that while the Assembly would normally have ignored such statements, it was necessary to correct the record and prevent the public from being misled.

According to him, the disciplinary action against Udemezue stemmed solely from internal legislative matters after he used unparliamentary and offensive language—going as far as describing colleagues as “mad men” on social media—when invited to defend himself.

“The decision to discipline Hon. Udemezue was entirely an internal legislative affair and not at the behest of the Executive. Every member is bound by the Constitution and the standing orders of the House. No one is above discipline,” the statement read.

He added that Udemezue was given opportunities to defend himself and even to apologise, but “consistently took the institution for granted.” Okechukwu stressed that the suspension had no connection with the lawmaker’s oversight functions, as was being insinuated.

The Assembly further criticised the intervention of federal lawmakers, describing it as undue interference in the internal affairs of a state legislature.