Tag: Edo Speaker
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Why I left PDP for APC – Edo Speaker, Agbebaku
Blessing Agbebaku, the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly has said his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is to retain the benefits of the speakership position, for the development of his constituency.
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PDP ‘dead’ in Edo as Speaker leads top LG chairmen to APC
Blessing Agbebaku, the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday led 17 Local Government Chairmen, numerous councilors, and several notable members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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New Edo Speaker, Onobun speaks on Obaseki’s role in his emergence
Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Marcus Onobun, has debunked insinuations that the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, was instrumental to his emergence as Speaker of the House. Onobun who gave the clarification on Friday in Benin, said the mantle of leadership was bestowed on him by the collective decision of members of…
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Anti-Obaseki lawmakers elect Victor Edoror as new Edo Speaker [+ Swearing-in video]
Seventeen members of the Edo State House of Assembly, 14 of whom have been locked out in the cold by Governor Godwin Obaseki since last year, elected a new speaker today. He is Victor Edoror, a former speaker. He was inaugurated at an undisclosed venue after a motion for the impeachment of Frank Okiye was…
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Edo Speaker, Okiye reveals why his deputy was removed
Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has revealed reasons his deputy, Yekini Idiaye, was impeached on Wednesday. Okiye accused his deputy of plotting with leaders of the All Progressives Congress and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, “to illegally and violently take over” the Assembly. TheNewsGuru (TNG) had earlier reported that…
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Edo 2020: My deputy, others free to back Ize-Iyamu – Speaker
The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, on Tuesday said there was nothing unusual about the lawmakers backing the candidates of their choice for the Sept. 19 governorship poll in the state. Okiye was reacting to the Monday endorsement of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Osgie Ize-Iyamu, by the Deputy Speaker, Yekini Idiaye,…
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Abducted wife of former Edo Speaker released
Hassana, the wife of former Edo Speaker, Zakawanu Garuba, who was abducted along the Lokoja-Abuja highway on Saturday, has been released. She was kidnapped with the driver on her way to Auchi to bury Garuba, who died of undisclosed ailment in the early hours of Saturday in Abuja. Hassana, her three children and aged mother…
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Ex-Edo Speaker, Zakawanu Garuba is dead
A former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Zakawanu Garuba, is dead. According to sources, the former two-time member of Edo Assembly died of undisclosed ailment at an Abuja hospital Saturday morning. Born on 23 August 1965, in Akpekpe community, Auchi, in Etsako West local government area of the state, Garuba studied…
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How I recovered from COVID-19 in 21 days without infecting anybody – Edo Speaker
Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has revealed that he recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) after 21 days in isolation without infecting anyone with the deadly virus. Okiye, while speaking to journalist in Benin City, said all he did to prevent infesting his aides, family and friends with the…
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BREAKING: Edo Speaker tests positive to Coronavirus
The speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive to Coronavirus. Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, disclosed this Wednesday while briefing journalists. As a result of close contact with the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Muhammed and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who have both tested positive for…