The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the resolution was passed during plenary in Benin.
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The House proceedings commenced at 11.30 am Wednesday. The deputy governor is expected to respond within seven days.
Speaker of the Assembly, Marcus Onobun, disclosed this shortly after plenary Wednesday.
The emergence of the committee was sequel to a letter written to the assembly by the Governor through the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie.
The nominees were cleared after the assembly endorsed the report of the Committee on Rules, Business and Government House, chaired by the Majority Leader, Henry Okhuarobo.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Edo Government, Osarodion Ogie, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday, in Benin.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has said he is ashamed of the role being played by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, in the crisis rocking the State House of Assembly.
The Chairman of the committee, Elizabeth Ativie, said during the consideration of the report that the victim was an undergraduate of the Delta State University
Considering the report, the chairman of the committee, Patrick Iloube said the nominee had an LL. B and a BL in Law in 1978 and 1979, respectively
“This is an impeachment notice signed by 16 members that the speaker Victor Edoroh and his deputy, are hereby impeached,” Ogedemgbe said during the House sitting
Ativie, who briefed newsmen shortly after the former speaker was impeached, said the House took the decision to impeach him on grounds of high-handedness, dictatorial tendencies and financial recklessness
Presenting the calendar before the House, the Majority Leader, Hon. Folly Ogedengbe, said the House would sit for 11 days in January, 21 days in February and 23 days in March
Three out of the suspended lawmakers had in May defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party
Moving the motion for the reinstatement of the teachers, Hon. Folly Ogedengbe, the Chairman of the House Committee on Education, said the issue of age falsification was not peculiar to the 926 teachers