Three Edo MPs suspended over alleged conspiracy to impeach Speaker | The Guardian Nigeria News

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, yesterday suspended three members over an alleged conspiracy to remove him and other members of the Principal Officers Council (POC) from office.

The MPs suspended in plenary are the member representing Akoko-Edo II: Okogbe Ojeneh Donald, People Democratic Party (PDP); Member representing Esan North-East 1, Addeh Emankhu Isibor, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Member representing Orhionnwon II, Iyamu Bright, PDP.

Agbebaku, who said the trio were suspended indefinitely, claimed they had planned to change the leadership of the House of Representatives.

The Speaker alleged that the suspended MPs were being influenced by external forces to create chaos and overthrow the leadership of the House of Representatives.

He also alleged that some persons brought local doctors to the House of Representatives at midnight on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 to cast demonic incantations and cast spells in the assembly complex. However, the suspension of the MPs led to tension in the House of Representatives as the affected MPs protested against their suspension.

In a raucous meeting, the three suspended MPs shouted: “Mr. Mr. Speaker, you do not have the right to unilaterally suspend one or more members of the House of Representatives. You have to call for a vote. Allow members to vote on the matter.”

The speaker then abruptly adjourned the plenary session. Recall that tension arose at the Edo State House of Assembly due to a juju scare and a strange bowl full of fetish materials dumped in the parking lot where it is usually parked by a senior official of the House of Representatives car.

Insider sources suggested that all eyes are on one of the key officials of the House of Representatives (name withheld) who reportedly paid a night visit to the Assembly complex last Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

It turned out that it took the courageous action of some Islamic clerics to remove the offensive fetish material that frightened viewers.

However, Okogbe described his suspension as a “politically motivated vendetta”.

He noted that under the rules of the House of Representatives and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Speaker does not have the unilateral power to suspend a member.

Okogbe, who said the allegations leveled against her were untrue and baseless, noted that the Speaker’s action was unconstitutional and violated the rules of the House of Representatives.

For his part, Iyamu said the suspension was illegal, adding that they were still investigating the situation.