The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday suspended its deputy speaker and three legislators for alleged misconduct.
The Deputy Speaker, Hon. Festus Ebea, (Esan South East), along with Patrick Osayinmen, (Oredo East) Friday Ogierhiakhi (Orihonmwon) and Jude Ise-Idehen (Ikpoba Okha) were suspended indefinetly.
Three out of the suspended lawmakers had in May defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party.
Moving the motion for their suspension under matters of urgent public importance, Hon. Paul Ohunbamu (APC-Egor), said the affected members had undermined the strength of the House.
Ohunbamu accused them of making unguarded utterances.
Ohunbamu said Order 38, rule 3 of the House rules empowered the House to suspend any member who was found wanting.
Also speaking on the motion, Hon. Adjoto Kabiru, (APC Akoko-Edo) and Chairman, House Committee on Information, said the affected lawmakers had constituted themselves into a committee, which was approaching other members to defect to the PDP.
Kabiru said: “The suspended members, since they defected to the PDP, have been approaching other members and pledging to give them N70 million for them to defect from APC to PDP.”
According to him, they have also been holding private meetings that can cause breach of peace in the House.
The 10 lawmakers, who attended the session, later approved the motion suspending their colleagues.
The Speaker, Hon. Uyi Igbe, therefore, directed the clerk to retrieve all official property in their possession.
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