The Speaker, Anambra state House Assembly, Honourable Rita Maduagwu has been impeached.

Maduagwu, the only current female Speaker in the country, was impeached by 22 out of 30 state assembly members.

Honourabe Ikemba Uzoezie of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Honourable Onyebuchi Offor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moved the motion to impeach the speaker.

The members accused her of gross misconduct and financial impropriety.Honourable Ikem Uzoezie, a member of APGA, representing Aguata 11 constituency, was immediately elected as the new speaker of the Anambra state House of Assembly.

Maduagwu's sack comes 4 days after the Ondo state House of Assembly speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun and his deputy, Iroju Ogundeji were impeached.