* laughs at Lagos Speaker’s threat
Lawmakers in the Edo State House of Assembly on Monday cut short
its long adjournment to admit new members-elect.
The lawmakers had last week Monday adjourned sitting to July 17
shortly after the House was inaugurated and the Speaker and Deputy
Speaker elected.
A total of 15 lawmakers-elect were absent at the inauguration on
the guise that they were not informed about the event.
The 15 lawmakers-elect are believed to be having the backing of
National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
Two lawmakers-elect, Hon Emmanuel Okoduwa (Esan North East II)
and Hon Sunny Ojiezele (Esan South East) on Monday dumped the
protesting 15 lawmakers-elect and presented themselves before
Speaker Frank Okiye for swearing-in.
Speaker Okiye urged the two lawmakers to be good ambassadors of
their constituencies and congratulated them for completing their
documentation.
“We cut short our break because some members have concluded
their documentation.
“This was done to show to the world that nobody is being shut
out.
“Nobody was shut out. Anybody or group that complete his
documentation in line with extant rules will be sworn-in.
On threat by Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly and
Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislature,
Mudashiru Obasanjo, that he would not be admitted into the
conference unless a proper inauguration is down, Okiye said, “I did
not hear from him but I will just laugh. I laugh.”
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