Kabiru Adjoto at the plenary
The
Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly has cased a stir after
asking the House Clerk to retrieve his predecessor's official vehicles.
Honourable Kabiru Adjoto, the new Speaker of Edo State House of
Assembly, has ordered the clerk of the House to take steps to retrieve
the official vehicles of the immediate past Speaker, his deputy and
Majority Leader in order to enable their replacements to make use of
them.
According to The Punch, the Edo State House on Tuesday resumed
plenary, with the new Speaker presiding over legislative business 24
hours after the former Speaker, Dr. Justin Okonoboh, was impeached.
Adjoto was sworn in on Monday following the dramatic removal of
Okonoboh, who represents Igueben constituency, on allegations of gross
misconduct.
Also removed by 19 members who allegedly signed the impeachment
notice were the Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, and the Majority
Leader, Mr. Foly Ogedengbe.
At the resumption of plenary, Okonoboh, Ativie and Ogedengbe, who had described the development as illegal, were absent.
However, 15 other members, including the new Deputy Speaker, Mr.
Victor Edoror, and the new Majority Leader, Mr. Roland Asoro, were
present in the legislative chamber when the House resumed at about 11am.
Four other members later joined the session.
Before adjourning sitting, the Speaker urged the clerk of the House
to take steps to retrieve the official vehicles of the immediate past
Speaker, his deputy and Majority Leader in order to enable their
replacements to make use of them.
“I want to urge the clerk of the House to take steps to
implement to the letter the order given yesterday to retrieve all
official vehicles in the possession of the former Speaker, the Deputy
Speaker and the Majority Leader for the new officials to be able to take
off effectively,” Adjoto added.
While congratulating his colleagues on the new change of
leadership, he also promised them a proactive dispensation under his
speakership.
Earlier, the House passed a resolution calling on the state
government to intervene in the reported spillage of oil in several
communities in the area.
In a motion raised by the member representing Etsako East
constituency, Mr. Kingsley Agabi, the lawmakers called on the state
government to ensure that relevant agencies, including the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, carry out a clean-up of the area.
Agabi listed some of the affected communities to include Ikpehi, Uzanu and Egori.
The Speaker, who described the situation as a serious one which
deserved urgent attention, therefore, directed that copies of the
resolution be made available to the office of the governor and other
authorities concerned.
The House later adjourned till August 16.
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