BREAKING: Edo Speaker Blows-hot As Reps sets to Shutdown Assembly
According to Naija news Reports,Hon Frank Okiye The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly has warned the House of Representatives against moves to shutdown activities of the State Assembly.
Naija News reports that the House of Reps has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Godwin Obaseki to issue a fresh proclamation to convene the 9th Edo state assembly.
The federal lawmakers added should the governor fail to carry out the order within the stipulated time, they may have to take over the functions of the state lawmakers.
Reacting to the resolution by the House of Reps, Okiye advised the National Assembly to act as agents of peace and not merchants of crisis.
He also cautioned the Inspector General of Police and heads of the Department of State Services (DSS), the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to respect a subsisting court order restraining them from interfering in the activities of the Edo Assembly.
Okiye said: “It has come to our knowledge that the Ad-hoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating issues surrounding the inauguration of the Edo State House of Assembly has recommended that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Department of State Services (DSS) should seal up the Edo Assembly.
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