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Speaker Agbebaku spoke on Friday when the 24 members of the Assembly visited the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.
Edo House of Assembly has summoned the management of Seplat Energy and leaders of the Orogho community over a land dispute.
They spoke in Sapele Thursday at the PDP’s campaign in Sapele and Okpe Local Government Areas, imploring Deltans to vote for the PDP Governorship Candidate who is also the National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria.
The lawmakers made their plans known on Monday.
Rep Peter Akpatason, the Leader of Edo caucus in the House of Representatives, made the call when six Edo State House of Assembly members paid the caucus a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Abuja.
He was impeached on Monday over alleged highhandedness and misappropriation of funds.
The call for the arrest and prosecution was sequel to a motion moved under matters of urgent public importance by the leader of the House, Henry Okhuarobo, representing Ikpoba-Okha Constituency.
The confirmation was sequel to the adoption of the report of the House Standing Committee on Rules, Business and Government, chaired by the House Leader, Henry Okhuarobo, (Ikpoba-Okha constituency)
The senator made this known in a statement from his media office on Sunday.
In a statement he personally signed on behalf of the Conference of Speakers, Obasa said the removal of the roofs of the hallowed Assembly is an injury to Nigeria’s democracy and must be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians.
The protesters, comprising women and youths, stormed the Assembly complex on Friday, while security operatives keep watch at the facility for the second day
Obaseki, who said this in a statewide broadcast on Friday, assured that his administration will take all steps necessary to defend the rule of law and democratic ideals
The members of the Assembly paid the visit to the CP shortly after their inauguration at a yet to be confirmed venue said to be the house of a governorship aspirant in the September 19, 2020 governorship poll in the state and the election of Edoror as Speaker on Thursday.
According to a video that has since gone viral, the roof of the Assembly was removed amid several people watching
The development comes on a day policemen took over the Assembly complex
Now, 41 years later, the immutability of Sunny Okosun’s lyrics has been confirmed, no thanks to the crude and rude attempt by enemies of our fledgling democracy to invade the hallowed premises of the Edo State House of Assembly with the aid of thugs (the now infamous lions and tigers) and an illegally deployed detachment of Nigeria’s Federal Police
Okiye, who spoke after plenary on Wednesday, in Benin City, said the plot is to be executed in cahoots with the impeached Deputy Speaker, Hon. Yekini Idiaye.
Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Yekini Idiaye
The Speaker said this in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Benin.