Obaseki Must Allow Edo Assembly Operate Independently – Speaker

The factional Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, has called on the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to allow the lawmakers to operate without interference.

Edoror while speaking during the first plenary on Friday said, “it is high time the governor allowed the House to function independently so the gap created for the past one year can be covered.”

The Clerk of the House, Samuel Efezokhae, did a roll call of the members present and 17 out of 24 members were present for legislative proceedings.

The Deputy Speaker, Emmanuel Agbaje, during plenary informed the House on the need to draw the attention of the governor to the insecurity affecting the state.

He raised a motion of urgent public importance as it affects the society, which he said was becoming more worrisome and people were beginning to fill that government can non longer protect lives and property in the state.

After a robust deliberation by the honourable members with various views of concerns, the Deputy Speaker moved a motion, which was seconded by the majority as follows; that Gov. Obaseki as a matter of urgency set up a security committee in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Service, DSS, and other security outfits to reduce to the barest minimum security challenges in the state.

Edoror directed that a copy of the resolution be sent to the governor for immediate implementation.

In his closing remark, the Speaker directed Governor Obaseki to allow the lawmakers to carry out their duties legitimately without interference from the executive arm.