{"id":76268,"date":"2020-10-12T16:35:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T15:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76268"},"modified":"2020-10-12T16:35:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T15:35:08","slug":"edo-assembly-speaker-impeached-placed-on-3-months-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/edo-assembly-speaker-impeached-placed-on-3-months-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo Assembly Speaker impeached, placed on 3 months suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Mr. Francis Okiye, has been impeached over alleged financial impropriety.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Consequently, the member, representing Esan West, Mr. Marcus Onobun, has been elected as the new speaker.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Okiye\u2019s impeachment followed a motion moved by the House Leader, Mr. Henry Okhuarobo, and seconded by Mr. Yekini Idaiye, representing Akoko-Edo I.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The motion for the nomination of the new speaker was moved by Mr. Ephraim Aluebhosele, representing Igueben, while it was seconded by Mr. Emmanuel Agbaje, from Akoko-Edo II.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Deputy Speaker, Mr. Roland Asoro, who presided over the plenary after the impeachment of the former speaker, put the motion to a voice vote and was unanimously supported by all the members present at plenary.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Speaking after his election, Onobun thanked members of the Assembly for electing him as the new speaker.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He, thereafter, dissolved all the House standing committees and relieved all the appointees of the Assembly of their appointments.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Onobun also constituted a three-man committee to look into the financial records of the Assembly under the leadership of the former speaker.<\/p>\n<div>NAN reports that the Assembly also placed the former speaker on three months suspension to allow for an investigation. 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