The newly elected speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idiaye, has accused his predecessor of corruption.
He made the accusation while speaking with journalists shortly after presiding over Monday’s plenary at the assembly.
The emergence of Idiaye who represents Akoko-Edo constituency I, followed the exit of Blessing Agbebaku, who resigned earlier on Monday amid alleged plots by members of the assembly to impeach him.
Idiaye was reportedly picked ahead of the deputy speaker due to an existing zoning arrangement, which stipulates that the speakership position must be zoned to the north since Monday Okpebholo, the governor of the state, is an indigene of Edo Central.
“The House was inaugurated on the 16th of June, 2023 under the leadership of the former Speaker, Hon Blessing Agbebaku, and since then we have been passing through a lot of challenges — corruption here and there, adjournment here and there, sometimes for 30 days without a cause,” Idiaye said.
“We are not happy with his leadership style. His leadership is poor and it has been drawing the work of the government backward.
“That is why we removed him. We must encourage our performing governor. He is doing well; anything that will derail or stop our performing governor, we must stop it.”
