The senate has given Godwin
Obaseki, governor of Edo, a week ultimatum to issue a fresh proclamation for
the inauguration of the state house of assembly.
A misunderstanding between Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), and Obaseki had led to the factionalisation of
the state assembly.
Nine lawmakers loyal to Obaseki
were secretly inaugurated on June 17, leaving their colleagues in the camp of
Oshiomhole stranded.
The governor has ignored several
calls to issue a fresh proclamation for the inauguration of the assembly.
At plenary on Tuesday, the upper
legislative chamber threatened to take over Edo assembly if the governor failed
to issue another proclamation.
The red chamber said section 11
(4) of the constitution empowers it to do so.
The resolutions of the senate
were sequel to a report presented by Sabi Abdullahi, deputy senate whip.
Abdullahi chaired an ad hoc committee
set up by the senate to probe the crisis rocking the Edo assembly.
The house of representatives had
earlier asked Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, to seal off the Edo
assembly over the crisis.
The federal lawmakers had also
threatened to take over the assembly.
Earlier in the month when he
received some of his supporters in Benin, the state capital, Obaseki had dared
those whom he described as “Abuja politicians” to take over the state if they
could.
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