Henry Okhurobo | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Mon, 12 Oct 2020 15:29:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Henry Okhurobo | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Edo Assembly impeaches speaker https://www.insideojodu.com/edo-assembly-impeaches-speaker/ https://www.insideojodu.com/edo-assembly-impeaches-speaker/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2020 15:29:53 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=17311 The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, has been impeached. His removal…

The post Edo Assembly impeaches speaker first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, has been impeached.

His removal followed a motion by the Majority Leader of the House, Henry Okhurobo, that Okiye is removed over allegations of high-handedness.

His impeachment letter was signed by nine out of the 10-member Assembly present at a brief sitting on Monday.

The House immediately elected Marcus Onobun, representing Esan West State Constituency, as the new Speaker.

 

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