{"id":155840,"date":"2025-03-20T10:59:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/group-calls-for-removal-of-edo-assembly-speaker-over-apcs-majority-status"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:16:07","slug":"group-calls-for-removal-of-edo-assembly-speaker-over-apcs-majority-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/group-calls-for-removal-of-edo-assembly-speaker-over-apcs-majority-status","title":{"rendered":"Group calls for removal of Edo Assembly Speaker over APC\u2019s majority status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Following the attainment of majority status in the Edo State House of Assembly by the All Progressives Congress, APC, a group under the aegis of Edo North Conscience, ENC, has called for the impeachment of Hon. Blessing Agbebaku as Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n

The group made the call in a statement barely 24 hours after the leadership of the state chapter of APC wrote to the Speaker, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, notifying him and the House that the party\u2019s lawmakers now constitute the majority in the Assembly.<\/p>\n

The statement was signed by the group\u2019s chairman, Mr Oshioke Aledeh, and Secretary, Mr Tunde Balogun, after a stakeholders\u2019 meeting and was made available to newsmen in Benin City.<\/p>\n

It said the call became necessary following the defection of four opposition members of the House to the ruling APC in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs it stands now, APC is the majority in the House with 13 members, while PDP has 11. This gives APC an edge over other parties regarding the principal officers of the House.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week, three PDP lawmakers and one Labour Party lawmaker defected to the APC. The defected lawmakers are Donald Okogbe (PDP, Akoko-Edo II), Sunday Ojiezele (PDP, Esan South-East Constituency), Richard Edosa (LP, Oredo West), and Bright Iyamu (PDP, Orhionmwon II).<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, based on this, the APC should take the position of Speaker and other principal offices in the House. They should commence the process of removing Hon. Agbebaku to pave the way for an APC Speaker in the House,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The group opined that Blessing Agbebaku\u2019s continued retention of the speakership position, despite belonging to a minority party, is not in the best interest of the House and the state.<\/p>\n

It, however, vowed to initiate an impeachment process that could ultimately lead to Hon. Agbebaku\u2019s removal as Speaker, asserting that \u201cdespite pretending to be at home with Governor Monday Okpebholo, his loyalty is still with the PDP.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state APC leadership had, on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, written a letter to the Speaker, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, notifying him of the party\u2019s majority status in the Assembly.<\/p>\n

Agbebaku, who read the letter from the APC, confirmed that the party had attained majority status in the Assembly following the defection of the four opposition members.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Following the attainment of majority status in the Edo State House of Assembly by the All Progressives Congress, APC, a group under the aegis of Edo North Conscience, ENC, has called for the impeachment of Hon. Blessing Agbebaku as Speaker of the House. 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