Edo Poll: 17 Edo Lawmakers ‘Impeach’ Speaker

Ahead of the Edo 2020 governorship election, seventeen members of State’s House of Assembly said they have impeached the Speaker of the House, Mr. Francis Okiye.

They also claimed to have impeached the newly inaugurated deputy Speaker, Roland Asoro.

The 17 lawmakers comprise 14 members whose seats were declared vacant and an additional three members of the Assembly.

The 14 lawmakers were sworn in at a private location, after which they teamed up with three others to impeach Okiye and Asoro.

The 17 lawmakers had pledged their allegiance to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 19 gubernatorial election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Read also: BREAKING: Edo House Of Assembly Roof Dismantled, Mace Taken Down

Ekohotblog had earlier reported on Thursday, August,6 that some men vandalized the Edo State House of Assembly and removed its roof and took down mace.

It also reported that policemen on Thursday, August,6 surrounded the Assembly complex in Benin City, the state capital.

This is coming barely 24 hours after the Deputy Speaker, Yekini Idiaye, was impeached by the state lawmakers and the member representing Orhionmwon-South constituency, Roland Asoro, has since been appointed deputy speaker and was immediately administered the oath of office and oath of allegiance by the Speaker.

Update later…