Edo 2020: Assembly crisis worsens as 17 lawmakers 'impeach' speaker

The Speaker and six other lawmakers are loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki.

on Thursday with the reported impeachment of the speaker, Frank Okiye, by 17 lawmakers.

However, Mr Okiye, who now enjoys the support of only six other members of the 24-member assembly, said he and the other lawmakers had unrestricted access to the assembly complex.that the opposition 17 lawmakers met at an undisclosed location where they impeached Mr Okiye. Mr Okiye, in a phone interview with PREMIUM TIMES earlier on Thursday, accused Mr Oshiomhole and some governors of the party of queuing behind Mr Idiaye “to commit an illegal act.”

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