Tag: edo assembly
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You have no seats to occupy in Edo Assembly, Speaker tells 14 members-elect
The Speaker, Edo Assembly, Francis Okiye, says the 14 members-elect not yet inaugurated, no longer have seats to occupy in the assembly, following the declaration of their seats as vacant. Okiye who made the assertion during the assembly’s Tuesday plenary in Benin, called on the public to disregard the 14 elected lawmakers whom he said…
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Reps PDP caucus frowns at Police role in Edo Assembly crisis
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has frowned at the roles allegedly played by the police in the crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly. The caucus in a statement by its leader, Kingsley Chinda, on Sunday, wondered why the police would allegedly escort some members -elect of the…
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We will resist attempt to illegally take over Edo Assembly, says Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo said on Thursday that the state would resist any attempt by anybody to forcefully take over the state House of Assembly. Addressing newsmen at the assembly complex in Benin, Obaseki said he would do everything within his constitutional powers to protect the sovereignty of the house and the state. The…
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BREAKING: Edo Assembly impeaches Deputy Speaker
Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG now has it that the deputy speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idiaye, has been impeached. Idiaye was impeached on Wednesday during a plenary session of the Assembly in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Idiaye’s Impeachment is coming a few days after after openly declaring his decision…
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PDP rejects committee to reconcile 14 Edo Assembly members-elect
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has rejected the committee set up by Gov. Godwin Obaseki to reconcile members-elect in the state House of Assembly. Mr Chris Nehikhare, PDP’s Publicity Secretary in Edo, said in a statement in Benin on Friday that the reason for such committee was baseless. He said that the 14…
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Obaseki names Lalong, Sanwo-Olu, Uzamere to reconcile Edo Assembly
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has named the Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Senator Ehigie Uzamere, to reconcile members-elect in the Edo State House of Assembly. In a statement, the governor said the constitution of the reconciliation committee…
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JUST IN: Edo Speaker declares 14 seats vacant, telIs INEC to conduct fresh poll in 90 days
Crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly took another twist on Wednesday as Speaker Francis Okiye declared 14 seats vacant. The 14 seats declared vacant are those of the 12 members-elect that are yet to present themselves for inauguration and two lawmakers that allegedly absconded after being inaugurated. Those whose seats were declared vacant…
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NASS vows to contest court ruling on Edo Assembly crisis
The leadership of the National Assembly and the Edo State Government are seriously battling over the crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly, it emerged on Monday. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has vowed that the leadership of the National Assembly would challenge a Federal High Court ruling that restrained it…
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Crisis: Order to shut down Edo Assembly unconstitutional – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the order by the House of Representatives asking the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to shut down the Edo State House of Assembly is unconstitutional. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Thursday in Abuja also described the order…
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Edo Assembly Crisis: Reps adopt report on take over of House by National Assembly
From Jonas Ike, Abuja. The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a report of its Ad-hoc Committee on Edo State House of Assembly Crisis which recommended a full take over of the Edo State legislature if the crisis fails to normalize in line with the provisions of Section 11 (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as…