Edo Assembly: My Suspension Cannot Stand – Okogbe Says

Lawmaker Donald Okogbe, representing Akoko-Edo II under the PDP, has spoken out against his suspension, along with two other lawmakers, by the Edo State House of Assembly.

Speaker Blessing Agbebaku Agbebaku accused them of being influenced by external forces to disrupt the House leadership and bringing native doctors into the House at midnight on Wednesday.

Okogbe asserted that proper procedures were not followed and that their suspension is invalid.

Okogbe said: “The move for suspension is illegal because the rules of the House and the Constitution of the country is such that every decision the House of Assembly will take must be reached by way of resolution.
“Resolution to the effect that somebody must move a motion, it will be seconded by another person and on the basis of that a resolution will be reached.”

“But in this case, the Speaker just came in, sat on the red chair and pronounced that the three of us have been suspended, there was no motion, there was no seconder and because he did not follow the due process, there was no voting on the matter and there was uproar and the Speaker hurriedly adjourned even though nobody again moved any motion for adjournment.”

Reacting to the ‘Juju’ allegation, Okogbe said: “Last week, the Speaker came and said that he had a video that a member came into the House in the evening with somebody who looked like a juju man and the member said he came to check his Hilux parked because he got information that his driver normally comes to carry the vehicle at odd hours and that he only came to check.”

“While on his way, a member of his constituency saw him and followed him to the compound and there prayed for him with a kolanut to wish him well. This has nothing to do with me at all.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]