New Edo Speaker orders House Clerk to retrieve predecessor’s official vehicles

The new Speaker of Edo State Houseof Assembly, Honourable Kabiru
Adjoto, has ordered the clerk of the House to take steps to
retrieve the official vehicles of the immediate past Speaker, his
deputy and Majority Leader in order to enable their replacements to
make use of them.

The Edo State House on Tuesday resumed plenary, with the new
Speaker presiding over legislative business 24 hours after the
former Speaker, Dr. Justin Okonoboh, was impeached.

Adjoto was sworn in on Monday following the dramatic removal of
Okonoboh, who represents Igueben constituency, on allegations of
gross misconduct.

Also removed by 19 members who allegedly signed the impeachment
notice were the Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, and the
Majority Leader, Mr. Foly Ogedengbe.

At the resumption of plenary, Okonoboh, Ativie and Ogedengbe,
who had described the development as illegal, were absent.

However, 15 other members, including the new Deputy Speaker, Mr.
Victor Edoror, and the new Majority Leader, Mr. Roland Asoro, were
present in the legislative chamber when the House resumed at about
11am.

Four other members later joined the session.

Before adjourning sitting, the Speaker urged the clerk of the
House to take steps to retrieve the official vehicles of the
immediate past Speaker, his deputy and Majority Leader in order to
enable their replacements to make use of them.

“I want to urge the clerk of the House to take steps to
implement to the letter the order given yesterday to retrieve all
official vehicles in the possession of the former Speaker, the
Deputy Speaker and the Majority Leader for the new officials to be
able to take off effectively,” Adjoto added.

While congratulating his colleagues on the new change of
leadership, he also promised them a proactive dispensation under
his speakership.

Earlier, the House passed a resolution calling on the state
government to intervene in the reported spillage of oil in several
communities in the area.

In a motion raised by the member representing Etsako East
constituency, Mr. Kingsley Agabi, the lawmakers called on the state
government to ensure that relevant agencies, including the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, carry out a clean-up of the
area.

Agabi listed some of the affected communities to include Ikpehi,
Uzanu and Egori.

The Speaker, who described the situation as a serious one which
deserved urgent attention, therefore, directed that copies of the
resolution be made available to the office of the governor and
other authorities concerned.

The new Speaker of Edo State Houseof Assembly, Honourable Kabiru
Adjoto, has ordered the clerk of the House to take steps to
retrieve the official vehicles of the immediate past Speaker, his
deputy and Majority Leader in order to enable their replacements to
make use of them.

The Edo State House on Tuesday resumed plenary, with the new
Speaker presiding over legislative business 24 hours after the
former Speaker, Dr. Justin Okonoboh, was impeached.

Adjoto was sworn in on Monday following the dramatic removal of
Okonoboh, who represents Igueben constituency, on allegations of
gross misconduct.

Also removed by 19 members who allegedly signed the impeachment
notice were the Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, and the
Majority Leader, Mr. Foly Ogedengbe.

At the resumption of plenary, Okonoboh, Ativie and Ogedengbe,
who had described the development as illegal, were absent.

However, 15 other members, including the new Deputy Speaker, Mr.
Victor Edoror, and the new Majority Leader, Mr. Roland Asoro, were
present in the legislative chamber when the House resumed at about
11am.

Four other members later joined the session.

Before adjourning sitting, the Speaker urged the clerk of the
House to take steps to retrieve the official vehicles of the
immediate past Speaker, his deputy and Majority Leader in order to
enable their replacements to make use of them.

“I want to urge the clerk of the House to take steps to
implement to the letter the order given yesterday to retrieve all
official vehicles in the possession of the former Speaker, the
Deputy Speaker and the Majority Leader for the new officials to be
able to take off effectively,” Adjoto added.

While congratulating his colleagues on the new change of
leadership, he also promised them a proactive dispensation under
his speakership.

Earlier, the House passed a resolution calling on the state
government to intervene in the reported spillage of oil in several
communities in the area.

In a motion raised by the member representing Etsako East
constituency, Mr. Kingsley Agabi, the lawmakers called on the state
government to ensure that relevant agencies, including the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, carry out a clean-up of the
area.

Agabi listed some of the affected communities to include Ikpehi,
Uzanu and Egori.

The Speaker, who described the situation as a serious one which
deserved urgent attention, therefore, directed that copies of the
resolution be made available to the office of the governor and
other authorities concerned.