Seidu Oshiomhole, the younger
brother of the APC National Chairman and former Governor of the state, Adams
Oshiomhole was yesterday attacked and beaten up alongside 14 other
lawmakers-elect in the state.
The lawmakers were reportedly
holding a meeting at an undisclosed location when they were attacked by thugs
allegedly hired by the state government.
According to reports, the meeting
was necessitated by the Monday midnight inauguration of nine members of the new
parliament and subsequent election of Frank Okiye as speaker. It would be
recalled that just nine out of the 24-man Assembly met to elect a speaker in
what many have been described as unconstitutional.
The ongoing crisis in the state
assembly it was gathered is a result of a fresh rift between Governor Godwin
Obaseki and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole who however singlehandedly
anointed him as a replacement.
The 15 lawmakers that were
reported to have been attacked have however reported the case at the Police
headquarters. They were led by Victor Tiger Edoror, a former deputy speaker who
is also eyeing the leadership of the assembly.
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