Seventeen lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly, including 14 members whose seats have been previously declared vacant, claim that they have impeached the Speaker of the House, Francis Okiye, and his deputy, Roland Asoro.

The decision was taken at a private location in the state capital, hours after security officials took over the State Assembly Complex and some men attacked the building, destroying parts of it.

At the meeting, the 14 lawmakers-elect were, first, sworn in and then, together with three other lawmakers who recently pledged their allegiance to Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) claimed to have impeached the Speaker and his deputy, Roland Asoro.

The Edo State House of Assembly has been embroiled in a crisis since 2019, one that has now been worsened by the buildup to the governorship elections in the state.

Twenty-four lawmakers were elected from the 24 constituencies during the 2019 general elections. However, only 10 of them were inaugurated on July 17 of the same year, sparking a controversy that included intervention from the National Assembly.

Five of the 10 lawmakers that were inaugurated including the Deputy Speaker, Yekini Idiaye, had declared support for Ize-Iyamu last week, after accusing Governor Obaseki of rendering the legislature in the state useless.

In retaliation, four of the five inaugurated lawmakers met on Wednesday and impeached Idiaye, replacing him with Asoro.

But the lawmakers loyal to Ize-Iyamu claimed to have impeached him and the Speaker, Okiye.

Fourteen lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly whose seats had earlier been declared vacant have been sworn in at a private location.

Kriss216:


Obaseki don pursue dem comot NASS complex. Why are they hiding na
Losers!

Obaseki, Na man you be!

God bless Edo
God bless Obaseki



Shame on Ambode!

Kriss216:
Obaseki don pursue dem comot NASS complex. Why are they hiding na Losers!
Obaseki, Na man you be!
God bless Edo God bless Obaseki


Shame on Ambode!

Juventus4life:


Obaseki is to be blame on the state assembly crisis.
Why didn't he inaugurated the other 14 lawmakers in the first place?