Adibe Emenyonu in Benin Metropolis
The management of the Edo State Home of Meeting has suspended three of its members.
Two of the suspended lawmakers are members of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), whereas one is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
These suspended are Brilliant Iyamu (PDP, Orhionmwon II State Constituency), Isibor Addeh Emankhu Isibor (APC, Esan North-East I) and Donald Okogbe Ojene (PDP, Akoko-Edo I).
The three lawmakers had been suspended indefinitely at Monday plenary over their alleged try to vary the Home management and not using a trigger, and allegedly bringing native medical doctors to the Home to carry out some sacrifice.
Talking throughout plenary, the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, stated the suspended members allegedly plotted to take away him and different principal officers of the Meeting.
He alleged that the three suspended members had been being influenced by exterior forces to trigger chaos and take away the management of the Home.
Agbebaku additionally alleged that some individuals introduced native medical doctors into the home at midnight on Wednesday, Could 1, 2024 to make some demonic incantations and dropped charms within the Meeting advanced.
Nonetheless, the suspension of the lawmakers resulted in a rowdy session within the Home, because the suspended lawmakers accused the Speaker of not having the facility to unilaterally droop any member.