Edo House of Assembly roof removed, mace taken down
Men removing teh iconic mace on top of teh Edo State House Assembly; gravel being poured at the entrance of teh Assembly. Video screenshots from Channels TVSome men on Thursday vandalised the Edo State House of Assembly and removed its roof., the men were seen removing the iconic legislative mace on top of the building.
The member representing Orhionmwon-South constituency, Roland Asoro, has since been appointed deputy Speaker and was immediately administered the oath of office and oath of allegiance by the Speaker.Apart from many security officials that blocked entrance into the complex, patrol vehicles were also stationed there.One of our Correspondents reported that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, may have ordered the “immediate renovation” of the state House of Assembly.
Idiaye and some lawmakers had on Monday pledged their support for the APC governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. “And so, we call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and the presidency to urgently call this governor and others working with him to execute this illegal plan to desist and allow the laws of the state to guide them.
“We urge lovers of democracy across the world and institutions that uphold democracy and value, as well as pro-democracy groups to denounce this planned illegality that seems to distract a duly constituted authority.
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