Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been issued a 5-day ultimatum to issue a fresh proclamation letter for the “proper” inauguration of the Edo State House of Assembly and election of a new Speaker, Igbere TV reports.

Igbere TV reports that the order came at a meeting of the leadership of the National Assembly, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Director-General (DG) of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, in Abuja.

Igbere TV gathered that the meeting was held at the instance of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, over the petition received from 15 members-elect of the Edo Assembly who were not inaugurated in June this year.

Igbere TV recalls that 15 aggrieved members of the State Assembly had petitioned the National Assembly, IGP and DSS DG over what they described as “illegal inauguration” of the Edo 7th Assembly and election of a new Speaker by 9 out of 24 lawmakers.

At the meeting, the National Assembly and the police expressed readiness to take over the affairs of the Edo Assembly if the governor fails to obey the directives after five working days.

“The leadership of the National Assembly, Inspector General of Police and Director-General of Department of State Services (DSS), after examining the crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly, between Tuesday night and early hours of yesterday (Wednesday), in Abuja, resolved that Governor Godwin Obaseki should issue a fresh proclamation for inauguration of the House”, a joint statement sighted by Igbere TV on Thursday read.

The statement indicated that the National Assembly may likely send a team to observe the inauguration of the House and election of a new Speaker whenever a new proclamation letter is issued.

“Governor Obaseki is expected to comply with the directive, which will not exceed next week.

“If he does not do that within five days of receipt of the message from the Senate President, the National Assembly is likely to take over affairs of the Edo State House of Assembly and the police could also seal off the House until the fresh proclamation is issued and re-inauguration carried out,” a source in the Senate President’s Office added.

“Proclamation letter is not something to hide among some few persons, all the members of the House must know about it. They resolved that the right thing should be done and whoever wins in a free and fair process, so be it.”

Igbere TV gathered that at the private meeting hosted by the Senate President, Governor Obaseki who was expected to attend was absent, as he had returned to Edo State after his trip to Abuja on return to the country from the United Kingdom, last week.

Our source, a serving senator who also attended the meeting, said the Senate President (Ahmad Lawan) was mandated to convey the decision reached at the meeting to Governor Obaseki. “He (Obaseki) is to issue a fresh proclamation within five days for re-inauguration of the House with all the 24 members present.”

He said the ruling party cannot be preaching rule of law and breaching it on the other hand “because the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will capitalise on such abnormality to score cheap political point.”

He, however, maintained that the decision was taken in the “best interest of democracy”, saying, “nobody is taking sides on the matter.”

Meanwhile, Igbere TV had previously reported that the Edo Assembly on Wednesday, swore in member-elect representing Akoko-Edo II Constituency, Emmanuel Agbaje, which brings the number of lawmakers so far inaugurated to 12.

The House was reconvened at about 4:24p.m, and after the necessary formalities, the Speaker, Frank Okiye, administered the oath of office on Agbaje at exactly 4.31 p.m.

http://igberetvnews.com/816831/nass-dss-police-set-to-take-over-edo-assembly-issue-directive-to-obaseki/

Obaseki matter about to start

Better. Stupid fight between two adults for selfish reasons should not make our laws ineffective. Meet majority of members and lobby them to your side rather than pure illegality.

Bb

Game of throne, Edo version.

zoo

An exercise in futility.
Oshiomhole is the brain behind it.

The day of reckoning of that baboon called is oshomole is soon

Hmm see Oshomole oh!
You will never know what a man is capable of until you give him power & money. Oshomole wey bin dey cry when OBJ bend him hand, give Osunbor him mandate. He also cried when Igbins & Aneneh wan control am. Him begin shout "Say no to godfatherism, one man one vote". Now the table has turned, he is now the godfather. Was it not him that singlehandedly imposed Obaseki on Edo people. Who be know the Obaseki before. Now that the people have liked what he is doing as a governor. Aka wake & see. Less talk more work. And Osho has lost control of him. Osho wan try nonsense. Make him try watin happen for Lagos. E go over am. Na we be Oba pikin wey occupy governorship seat, Edo north collect deputy. Edo centre suppose be speaker. Equation balance. Osho nor wan that. E wan put E person from Edo north for speaker & occupy deputy same time. Totally excluding Edo central all because of greed. Just to keep rotating power btw Edo south & north. If him nor take time, we go turn am to Abuja politician.

Nonsense

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Is that what they discussed with the visiting Oba of Benin and whose side is the Oba between Osho and Seki?

Na court go settle this matter Las Las
Oshio vs Obas 2019

Dpharisee:
Is that what they discussed with the visiting Oba of Benin and whose side is the Oba between Osho and Seki?

seki of course.....oba don't roll with thieves like osho

THE APC WILL NEED 2/3 MAJORITY OF THE NASS TO TAKE OVER THE EDO STATE HOA.GOV OBASEKI SHOULD QUICKLY STRIKE A DEAL WITH THE PDP TO SAVE HIM

So where was the NA when Edo had 9 members pass a budget?


Someone will say, Obaseki should simply remove the roof and annex the sitting to the Govt. House......

But

Democracy and its many interpretations.......What is the common man in Edo saying?

-I will stand with them.....

(Let me watch Obaseki in 3D and know his mien)

Obaseki is biting the fingers that fed him.. Oshiomoleh does not lose a battle.. This man should know from history . How do fight the chairman of your party and win? Go and ask Amosun & Okorocha ..they played God and lost out in power game equation.

Ruga-garden.

Charly68:
Obaseki is biting the fingers that fed him.. Oshiomoleh does not lose a battle.. This man should know from history . How do fight the chairman of your party and win? Go and ask Amosun & Okorocha ..they played God and lost out in power game equation.

Better to stand for something than die for nothing.....

If that same Oshiomhole had sat down with tail in between his legs, he will not be Governor and then National Chairman of the party.

So,Generally its a risk...
Is he willing to take that risk?
Time shall tell....

I'm so pissed by the statement that PDP will capitalise...
What is wrong should be condemned until the right thing is done.
May thunder fire every person that is using their position to sow seeds of discord amongst the people of Nigerian.
This lawan guy sef no fit wait one complete month after SP selection before showing the world that he is indeed a rubber stamp.

Awesomefred32:


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Lol.

Na today we go know who get power pass between Papa and Pikin
Between Abuja and Benin.....
Let the drama begin