Edo Speaker Apologizes For Chaos After Lawmakers’ Suspension

Blessing Agbebaku, the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday tendered an apology to the House staff following the disruptions and disorder that ensued after the suspension of three lawmakers during Monday’s plenary session.

The suspension was implemented due to allegations that the lawmakers were involved in a plot to impeach the Speaker and other principal officers. However, other sources allege that the three suspended were those who refused to support the impeachment of the erstwhile deputy governor of the state, Comrade Philip Shaibu.

Agbebaku, in his indefinite suspension of the lawmakers, asserted that they were swayed by external influences to incite chaos and orchestrate the removal of the House leadership.

Furthermore, he accused them of engaging in occult practices, including making demonic incantations with fetish objects within the premises of the House.

The suspended lawmakers comprise two members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The three suspended e Okogbe Donald from the PDP representing Akoko-Edo II, Addeh Isibor from the APC representing Esan North-East I, and Iyamu Bright from the PDP representing Orhionnwon II.

Apologizing for the rowdiness, the Speaker said, “I wish to apologize to the staff of this Assembly for what happened yesterday during plenary. It was not our intention to create tension in the house.

“I am sure that this is not the first time you are experiencing such.

“We promise that it will not happen again. This apology is because we hold you in high esteem.”

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