When We’re Likely To Take Over Edo Assembly- Reps – TheNigerialawyer

The House of Representatives has given reasons for not taking
over Edo State Assembly and when the Green Chamber is likely to do
so.

Speaking with reporters on Fruday, the ad hoc committee on Media
and Publicity, represented by Hon. Yusuf Gaji said there is the
need to harmonise the reports by the two Chambers first.

His words: “The activities of the House were achieved with these
little sittings that we have conducted so far, and some of the ad
hoc committees have submitted their reports.

” Like the Edo Assembly crisis, Bauchi Assembly crisis, Ethics
and Privileges regarding one of our members, Bright Takuno; and
others. They have submitted their reports and the House has taken
position on those reports.

While being reminded that its one week after the House passed
resolutions on Edo Assembly and if the House will eventually take
over the Edo House of Assembly provided its conditions are not
met.

“The Speaker of the House of Representatives is not God. We made
mistakes. I am not saying that our decisions for approving the
recommendations by the committee of which I was a member; the
committee that investigated the Edo State Assembly crisis…

“We gave one week upon which the governor should act, failure of
which we would invoke Section 11(4) of the Constitution that
donates power to the House of Representatives to do the needful
whenever there is crisis.

“But be that as it may, if you look at the report on Bauchi
investigation, there was one item that was added to that of Bauchi;
that the House should transmit its recommendations to the
Senate.

” In a situation where there are two committees put in place by
the House and the Senate, I think the positions need to be put
together by the two organs of the National Assembly before any
other thing.

“That was why Bauchi gave one month and Mr. Speaker equally
ruled that they (Edo State Assembly ) should be treated the same
way.

“The report of Edo too should be harmonised with that of the
Senate, after which we will wait and see if the position of the
Senate concurs with that of the House.

“And within the period, from the day the Senate takes position
on these two states, and the governors refuse to act in that
direction, definitely we are going to employ the service of Section
11(4) of the Constitution,” the lawmaker said.

Recall that the House through an ad hoc committee, headed by
Hon. Abdulrasak Namdas had threatened over a week ago that the
National Assembly will take over the functions of the Edo State
House of Assembly should the Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and
members of the 7th Edo House not meet three conditions. The
conditions are yet to be met