The Edo State House of Assembly has on Monday announced the removal of the deputy majority leader, Hon Natasha Osawaru Irobosa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Her removal was announced alongside of the majority leader, Hon Charity Aiguobarueghian while Hon. Blessing Agbebaku and Maria Edeko, who are also members of the PDP still remains in their positions as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the house respectively.
The assembly also removed the Chief whip of the house, Hon Yekini Idaiye of PDP.
Insight Media reported that the changes in the leadership of the house was as a result of letter received by the assembly from the state acting All Progressives Congress (APC)’s chairman, Jarret Tenebe following the defections of four PDP lawmakers to the APC
The Speaker of the House announced the changes in the principal positions, he said they were replaced with Hon Ibhamawu Jonathan Aigbokhan of APC from Esan West as Majority Leader, Hon Addeh Emakhu Isibor from Esan North-East I, and Hon Lecky Hussein Mustapha of APC from Etsako West I as Majority Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Whip respectively.
He stated that the PDP leadership in the state would also bring its list of nominees of principal officers to the House.
Agbebaku further added that his position as the Speaker and that of the Deputy Speaker of the house were not certain due to the leadership changes of the house
