BREAKING: Edo Assembly Speaker Suspends Three Lawmakers Amid Juju Scare

• Blessing Agbebaku, the Edo Assembly speaker, unilaterally suspended three lawmakers.

• The suspension follows alleged juju scare and a plot to impeach Agbebaku and other principal officers.

• Tension rises as suspended lawmakers protest and demand voting rights in the Assembly.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Blessing Agbebaku, the speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) On Monday, May 6, unilaterally suspended three lawmakers.

The suspension followed alleged juju scare in the Assembly complex and an alleged plot to impeach Agbebaku and other principal officers.

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The suspended lawmakers are Donald Okogbe (PDP, Akoko-Edo II), Bright Iyamu (PDP, Orhionmwon II), and Adeh Isibor (All Progressives Congress, APC, Esan Northeast I).

Agbebaku, while announcing the lawmakers’ suspension, accused them of being influenced by external forces to cause chaos and remove the leadership of the Assembly.

Edo Assembly speaker

The speaker reiterated that some persons brought native doctors into the Assembly complex at midnight on May 1, 2024, made some demonic incantations, and dropped charms.

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The suspension created tension in the Assembly, as the affected lawmakers kicked against the action, saying: “Mr. Speaker, you do not have the right to unilaterally suspend any member of this House. You must call for votes. Allow members of the Assembly to vote on the matter.”

To douse the tension, Agbebaku quickly adjourned the plenary.

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