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  • Edo Speaker, ex-Speaker bicker over sporadic shootings at quarters

    Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Hon Kabiru Adjoto and a former Speaker, Victor Edoror, have traded blames over Friday’s sporadic shootings at the legislative quarters.

    It was gathered that Edoror has been questioned by the police and asked to return on Monday for further interrogation.

    Sources said resident in the lawmakers’ quarters heard sporadic shootings and the police was invited after which Edoror was invited.

    The source claimed the shootings were carried out by boys invited by Edoror during the naming ceremony of his new baby boy.

    Edoror however accused Adjoto of orchestrating the shooting to put criminal charges on him despite not paying him salary for many months.

    He said it was not possible for him to celebrate the birth of a son and caused mayhem at the same time.

    The former Speaker urged the police to investigate the allegation and urged his detractors to stop putting idols in their heart.

    “My wife gave birth to a baby boy and I celebrated it. They are doing this despite not paying my salaries and I still won election,” he stated.

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    Speaker Adjoto, on his part, said whoever is on suspension is not supposed to be seen within the quarters.

    “He brought cultists and they were shooting sporadically. When the security could not control them I called the Police Commissioner who came to chase them away.”

    On the complains about non payment of salaries by the former Speaker, Adjoto said he is not in charge of salary payment and that the matter is before the court.

     

  • Edo ex-Speaker emerges Deputy Speaker

    Immediate past Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Dr. Justin Okonoboh, has been named the new Deputy Speaker.

    Dr. Okonoboh emerged Deputy Speaker after the impeachment of Hon Victor Edoror.

    Edoror was made Speaker in 2015 and was impeached in 2016. He was made Deputy Speaker in 2017 when Dr. Okonoboh was removed as Speaker.

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    Okonoboh was first elected Speaker in 2016 and removed in 2017 for financial recklessness.

    Both Edoror and Okonoboh hail from Edo Central Senatorial district.

  • Edo deputy speaker impeached

    The Edo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Deputy speaker, Victor Edoror for corruption, misappropriation of funds and act capable of destabilising the house.

    Edoror was also suspended for three months.

    Mr Justin Okonobo, member representing APC Igueben constituency was elected the new deputy speaker.

    Also suspended alongside the deputy speaker for three months were Mr Foly Ogedengbe, member representing APC Owan East and Mr Ganiyu Audu, member representing APC Etsako West 1 constituencies.

    Mr Ogedengbe and Audu were suspended for unruly behaviour.

    The impeachment followed a motion moved by the chief whip, Iyoha Osaigbovo, member representing APC Oredo East and seconded by Mr Emmanuel Agbaje, member representing APC Akoko-Edo 11 constituency.

    Osaigbovo said: ” Mr Speaker there is an impeachment motion before me and duly signed by 16 members of the house.

    “Members who signed have found the deputy speaker to be corrupt and engaging in act capable of destabilising the house.

    Addressing newsmen shortly after the impeachment, the Speaker, Kabiru Adjoto said: ”we needed to have a new deputy speaker because of the excesses of the impeached deputy speaker.

    ”I and 20 other members of the house remained committed to the All Progressive Congress (APC) and cannot leave the party.

    ‘‘We are even more committed to governor Godwin Obaseki and the re-election of president Muhammadu Buhari in 2019,” he said.

  • Edo Speaker, Deputy clash over Assembly renovation 

    The feud between Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Kabiru Adjoto and the Deputy Speaker, Victor Edoror, over the money spent to renovate the Assembly complex was blown open Monday.

    Hon Adjoto began the process of removing Edoror as Deputy Speaker by setting up a committee to investigate him for breach of legislative powers.

    The setting up of the committee shocked Edoror as he only read about it on the social media.

    Edoror was accused divulging of official secret to opposition political parties and the general public.

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    Adjoto who set up the five-man committee during Monday’s plenary said the allegations were weighty and capable of bringing the house to disrepute

    He named Hon Nosayaba Okunbor (APC Orhionmwon East) as chairman of the committee while others are Mr Victor Asein, ( APC Owan West), Mr Osaigbovo Iyoha, ( APC Orhionmwon Oredo East) , Mr Festus Edughele, ( APC Esan South-East) and Mr Patrick Iruobe,( PDP Esan North East 1).

    The Speaker said the committee has up to Wednesday, June 27 to submit its report.

    Sources said there has been a cold war between Adjoto and Edoror over how financial matters of the assembly were handled.

    A lawmaker who pleaded anonymity said the Deputy Speaker has not been happy that he was not carried along in the scheme of things.

    Reacting to the development, Edoror said Speaker Adjoto does not know what he is saying.

    He described the statement as vague, frivolous and lacking in merit.

    Edoror added that it was a calculated attempt to bring his name he has built over the years to disrepute.

  • Edo Assembly suspends former Speaker

    Edo Assembly suspends former Speaker

    Former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, has been suspended for three months.

     

    Edoror who is representing Esan Central Constituency was suspended over alleged failure to appear before an ad-hoc committee set up by the house to investigate the alleged financial impropriety leveled against him during his office as speaker.

     

    The former Speaker was impeached on May 3, 2016 over alleged financial recklessness, high-handedness, dictatorial tendencies among others.

     

    Announcing the suspension of the former Speaker during plenary session Wednesday, Speaker Justin Okonoboh said the suspension was sequel to recommendation of the ad-hoc committee report.

     

    Speaker Okonoboh said the former Speaker failed to appear before the committee to defend himself against the allegations.

  • Oshiomhole not responsible for my impeachment, says ex Speaker

    Former Edo Speaker Victor Edoror has described assertions that Governor Adams Oshiomhole orchestrated his removal as untrue.

    Edoror was impeached on May 3rd by 16 lawmakers over alleged corruption, financial recklessness, dictatorial tendencies, high handedness and short changing of members.

    He was replaced by the only female lawmaker, Hon Elisabeth Ativie.

    The former Speaker said what happened at the Assembly was between him and his colleagues.

    He however, stated that external influence that led to his removal should be blamed on his kinsmen who he termed “mischievous Esan leaders who have been pursuing Esan Agenda.”

    Edoror explained that his kinsmen felt his removal from office would make them achieve their objective.

    According to him: “I was therefore amused to see the same mischievous Esan leaders addressing a press conference to ‘lament’ my removal and blaming the Governor for something they have so relentlessly fought for.

    “I consider this as an attempt to take undue advantage of an unfortunate situation in a most shameless and reprehensible manner and I condemned it in totality with all the emphasis at my command.

    “It was the governor who reminded members of the House of the imperative to satisfy the traditional tripod in which the political equilibrium of Edo State is situated. He set the stage for my election in the first place.”

  • Impeached Edo speaker accepts lawmakers’ decision

    Impeached Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, on Monday said he has accepted the decision of the lawmakers to appoint new leadership for the House.

    He told journalists shortly after the inauguration of the new Speaker, Hon. Elizabeth Ativie and her deputy, Justin Okonobor, that the lawmakers have the right to pick new persons to lead them.

    Ativie and her deputy were sworn-in Monday by the Clerk of the House, Mr. Lawson Ugiagbe.

    Edoroh said, “As far as I am concerned, I am very pleased with members of the Edo State House of Assembly. I give them kudos for giving me the opportunity to lead them for one year. But it is another opportunity for them to test another leadership. In about two, three months, they will begin to compare. But I wish them well.”

    He was impeached last week by 16 lawmakers over alleged corruption, financial recklessness, dictatorial tendencies, high handedness and short changing of members.

    However, the ex- speaker refused to shake hands with his successor after the inauguration of the House new leaders.

    As it was the usual practice, the speaker shook hands with all the lawmakers but walked out immediately after plenary and avoided meeting the new speaker.

    There was also heavy security presence around the Assembly complex on Monday.

     

  • Edo: Why we impeached Edoror – New Speaker

    The new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Elizabeth Ativie,  on Thursday explained what caused the recent change in the House leadership, saying the impeached speaker and his deputy were corrupt in their financial handling of the House.

    Ativie said Victor Edoror and Bright Osayande were constantly shortchanging other lawmakers.

    Ativie, who is the first female Speaker of the assembly said, “the former speaker, Hon Victor Edoro, just like I said at the chamber, was very corrupt. His highhandedness in managing his colleagues is one among equals. We were all first elected before electing him to become speaker to extent that he doesn’t come to the House as stipulated by House rules.

    “The funniest thing is that he changed the overhead of the House to suit his own ways, thus ensuring that his colleagues are not properly catered for.  You journalists can also observe that lawmakers in the Edo Assembly were now living like paupers. I don’t want to go into his reckless spending.”

     

  • 2016 budget: Edo Assembly passes N 116.6 billion

    2016 budget: Edo Assembly passes N 116.6 billion

    The Edo House of Assembly on Thursday passed the 2016 budget estimates of N116.6 billion.

    Governor Adams Oshiomhole had on December 14, 2015 presented a budget size of N111.5 billion to the house for consideration and passage.

    The budget as presented by the governor consists of N58.9billion as capital expenditures while the proposed recurrent expenditures stood at N52.6 billion

    The house shored up the appropriation bill with about N5 billion.

    Considering the bill clause-by-clause, the Chairman, Appropriation and Project Monitoring, Hon Damian Lawani (APC Etsako Central), said the budget reflected the views of the people and was designed to complete all ongoing projects.

    During the consideration of the bill, N59.5 billion was allocated for capital expenditures, while N57.2 billion was allocated for re-current expenditures.

    The breakdown of the bill showed that N15.6 billion, N300million, N2 billion and N17.8 billion were allocated for the recurrent expenditures of the administrative, economic sectors, law and justice and social sectors respectively.

    Also N1.7billion, N22.3 billion, N 208m, N35.2billion were allocated for the capital expenditures for the administrative, economic sectors, law and justice and social sectors respectively.

    The house after consideration of the document with amendment passed the bill.

    The Speaker, Victor Edoror, directed that clean copies of the bill be sent to the governor for his approval.

  • PDP lawmaker defects to APC

    PDP lawmaker defects to APC

    A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker in the Edo State House of Assembly has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    With this, the PDP now has four members in the Assembly.

    Victor Edoror ,who represents Esan Central Constituency, expressed reservations about how the PDP treated him when he was abducted last year.

    The lawmaker said his defection was based on the developmental strides of the Adams Oshiomhole-led administration.

    In a letter addressed to the Speaker, Uyi Igbe, Edoror said no member of his former party called to inqire about his welfare and find out what transpired when he was kidnapped.

    The letter titled: “Notice of defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)” reads: “I write to formally notify you of my decision to defect from the PDP to APC.

    “Mr. Speaker sir, and my most respected colleagues, I have ceased to be a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and I am now a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC),” he said.