Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday said he will do everything within his legal and constitutional powers to protect Edo state House of Assembly.
Briefing journalists at the Edo state House of Assembly in Benin ,he said he will protect the sovereignty of the House and the state.
The governor’s statement was not
unconnected with media reports credited
to the Speaker of the house, Francis Okiye .
Okiye had accused Governor Hope
Uzodimma of Imo state and the impeached
Deputy Speaker of the house, Yekini Idiaye,
of planning to import a fake mace to
violently take over the State
Assembly.
Obaseki said ,“Nigeria is governed by the constitution and President Muhammadu Buhari has always said we must follow the rules of
law and do things according to the law.
“For us as the executive, we will use the
instrument available to us constitutionally
to protect the House and the state,”
Obaseki said.
He urged the Edo lawmakers to go about their legislative duties without any fear .
He also called on the president to intervene in the alleged plot to destabilize the state assembly.
It was also gathered that the entrance and exit gates of the assembly complex have been
barricaded with heaps of sand and gravel, while
some people have been sighted removing the roof of the building.
The Speaker said the house was currently
under renovation and the presence of
security operatives at the entrance of the
complex scared the contractor and
workers away.
“We are going to keep vigil here to forestall the alleged illegal invasion of the house by anybody,” Okiye said.
