{"id":713251,"date":"2019-09-30T12:50:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T12:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/30\/plenary-disrupted-lawmakers-flee-as-hoodlums-attack-bayelsa-assembly\/"},"modified":"2019-09-30T12:50:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T12:50:05","slug":"plenary-disrupted-lawmakers-flee-as-hoodlums-attack-bayelsa-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/30\/plenary-disrupted-lawmakers-flee-as-hoodlums-attack-bayelsa-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Plenary Disrupted, Lawmakers Flee As Hoodlums Attack Bayelsa Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_683128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683128\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-683128\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bauchi-House-of-Assembly-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"305\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-683128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">House of Assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bayelsa State House of Assembly had its sitting abruptly caught short on Monday after more than one hundred angry youths stormed the complex shooting sporadically.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the youths started shooting when the Speaker was about to enter the chambers after a heated three hours closed-door meeting with members.<\/p>\n<p>It was also reported that the mace was removed by unidentified persons as everyone in the complex, including lawmakers and journalists fled to safety.<\/p>\n<p>This development follows a build-up to the sitting where the Speaker was expected to resign or face impeachment in a situation where he fails to resign.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House of Assembly The Bayelsa State House of Assembly had its sitting abruptly caught short on Monday after more than one hundred angry youths stormed the complex shooting sporadically. 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