Edo Assembly Declares Seats Of Oshiomhole Men Vacant

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The crisis in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC deepened on Wednesday after the seats of 12 of the 24 members of the House aligned to the national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole were declared vacant.

The declaration was upon their failure to meet the statutory 181 sitting days as stipulated in the constitution.

Speaking with journalists, Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Yekini Idiaye, representing Akoko Edo State Constituency I, said the resolution was reached at a plenary of the Assembly on Wednesday, December 4.

He noted that the seats declared vacant were Etsako West I, Etsako West II, Owan East, Owan West, Etsako Central, Etsako East and Esan Central.

Others were Uhunmwonde, Oredo East, Oredo West, Egor, Ovia North East I, Ovia North East II and Ovia South West I.

He said two of those affected from Oredo East and Owan East, were sworn-in but failed to meet the mandatory 181-day sitting requirement for a member in a calendar year. 

For others, who hadn’t been inaugurated since the proclamation of the House, he said, “Their constituents have been complaining and have come to us that they want their voices and concerns to be heard at the House. So, people who are willing to provide quality representation have to be elected to bring the matters of the distraught constituents to the floor for debate and legislation, where necessary.”

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