Oshiomhole inaugurates Edo Assembly

THE 6th Assembly of Edo State House of Assembly,
was, yesterday, inaugurated by Governor Adams
Oshiomhole, while overzealous policemen at the Assembly
detained the Guardian, Nation and Punch correspondents
for 45 minutes when the journalists who were prevented by
the police from entering the chambers forced their ways in
to cover the proceedings. Frantic efforts by colleagues and
some lawmakers forced the reluctant police officers to
release the detained journalists.
Meanwhile, there was confusion over the authentic nominee
from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the position of
the Minority Leader, following petitions from some
members of the PDP rejecting the nominee of the state
chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih.
The drama started after the newly elected Speaker of the
House, Mr Victor Edoror, announced Mr Folly Ogendegbe,
Elizabeth Ativie, Sunday Aghedo and Kabiru Adjoto as
Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Chief whip and
Deputy whip respectively.
The Speaker pointed out that there was confusion as to who
the Minority Leader was among the three PDP members in
the House following a letter read on the floor of the House
by the state PDP chairman, Chief Orbih, nominating Ezehi
Gbas as the party’s nominee for Minority Leader, and
another letter rejecting orbih’s nomination, adding that as a
result, he was stepping down the matter until the PDP
resolved the issue amongst themselves.
But reacting to the petitions, Chief Orbih described them as
frivolous, saying “Those people are not members of the
PDP.”.