Their impeachment was announced by the Chairman House Committee on Information and Culture, Muhammad Tukur, after a closed-door plenary session in the Assembly.
According to Tukur, the speaker was immediately replaced by Deputy Chief Whip, Muhammad Abubakar- Lolo of the All Progressives Congress while the Deputy Speaker was replaced by Muhammad Ankwai, still of the APC.
While the reason for their impeachment was not disclosed, Tukur said twenty members of the Assembly out of twenty four attended the closed-door session.
