The House of Representatives has threatened to take over the
Edo State House of Assembly over the crisis rocking the assembly in line with
Section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
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This was the submission of the report of the Ad-hoc
Committee on the Need for Intervention in the Edo State House of Assembly
Crisis chaired by Rep. Abdulrazak Namdas (APC-Adamawa),which was submitted at
the plenary on Wednesday.
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The house, however, said it would not carry out the threat
if the governor of the state, Mr Godwin Obaseki issues a fresh proclamation to
inaugurate the Seventh Edo State House of Assembly within one week in line with
Section 105(3) of the constitution.
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The report also added that Obaseki should publish the date,
time and venue of the inauguration in any national daily and television
station.
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The report also recommended that all actions already taken
by the members of the current assembly should be declared null and void pending
proper inauguration.
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It also recommended that all members of the assembly, both
those who had been inaugurated and those not yet inaugurated should dissolve
their factions.
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This, it stated, would be in the interest of peace and
stability of the house with the view to moving the state forward.
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The report recommended that the Inspector General of Police
and the Director-General, Department of State Service should shut down the
State House of Assembly and provide adequate security.
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The report said this would allay further fears of
intimidation and threat as alleged by members-elect.
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It said that where the recommendations failed, "the National
Assembly should invoke the Provisions of Section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution
to take over the State House of Assembly until the situation normalisesÔÇØ.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a 13-member
committee, on July 10, commenced investigations into the assembly crisis
following a unanimous adoption of a motion under matters of urgent national
importance by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo).
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Ihonvbere had expressed concern over the improper
inauguration of the Seventh House of Assembly on June 17 and that nine out of
the 24 elected members were sworn in without the knowledge of the other 15
members-elect.
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Ihonvbere also alleged that the clerk of the house secretly inaugurated the nine members-elect at about 9.30p.m. which, according to him, was outside the time of legislative business. (DP)
