The crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly continued on Monday as the two factions of 15 All Progressives Congress and nine Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers in the state legislature resumed separate plenaries after a recess that lasted for over a month.

The 14 APC lawmakers, led by the Speaker Uyi Igbe, who resumed sitting at the old legislative chambers in the Government House, adopted a business calendar for the fourth session, second quarter of the fifth Assembly.

The business calendar, which was proposed by the Majority Leader, Philip Shaibu during plenary and adopted by the house, is expected to run for 75 days.

Shaibu said the calendar which began on September 8, is expected to terminate on December 19, 2014.

He said upon implementation, the calendar shall have 17, 23, 20 and 19 days for the months of September, October, November and December.

He said, “If we add the 75 days to the 36 days calendar for the first quarter, it would amount to 111days of legislative activities for the first two quarters.”

Earlier, the Speaker, while welcoming the members back to the assembly, congratulated the chairmen and members of the house committees on Rules, Business and Government House, Transport, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Judiciary and Energy for the commendations received from the House of Representatives for outstanding performance.

Igbe, however, directed that clean copies of the resolution be sent to the governor for his approval.

Meanwhile, at the PDP sitting, held at the Anthony Enahoro Assembly Complex, the “Speaker” of the faction, Festus Ebea, welcomed the legislators to the new quartre and commended them for not shifting position in the interest of democracy and the state.

The “Speaker” urged the members to ensure that legislative duties were executed without fear.

He charged the PDP lawmakers to be prepared to face the challenge ahead and sustain with a view to passing relevant resolution.

The house Leader, Pharm. Emma Okoduwa, representing Esan North-East, later presented the business calendar for the second quartre (fourth session) of the Fifth Assembly.

According to the calendar, the house is expected to sit for 77 – days 17 days in September, 22 days in October, 20 days in November and 18 days in December,while sitting was also adjourned to Tuesday.

Earlier at the weekend, Ebea officially announced his change of membership from the APC at a rally in Ubiaja, the headquarters of Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo state.

It was gathered that the former Deputy Speaker explained that his decision was informed by the fact that the APC had lost direction from the ideals of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, on which he contested and won the state assembly seat in 2011.

He stated that the PDP had demonstrated at the national level that Nigeria could be transformed with credible and people-oriented leadership.

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