Edo Assembly

By Jethro Ibileke

The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday effected a minor change among its principal officers with the replacement of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with their All Progressives Congress (APC), which now has the majority of members.

The change followed the reading of a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), signed by Jarret Tenebe and Lawrence Okah, State Acting Chairman and Secretary respectively.

The letter dated April 7, 2025, and titled, “Nomination of Principal Officers of the Edo State House of Assembly”, requested a change in the leadership composition of the House.

“We write to refer you to our earlier correspondence dated 14th March, 2025 to your office notifying you of the majority status of our party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Edo State House of Assembly.

“Consequently, we hereby forward to you the party’s nomination of Principal Officers’ position in the House.

“Majority Leader, Hon Ibhamawu Jonathan Aigbokhan, Esan West constituency, Deputy Majority Leader, Hon Emakhu Addeh Isibor, Esan North-East I, and Chief Whip, Hon Lecky Hussein Mustapha, Etsako West,” the letter said.

There PDP lawmakers, namely, Charity Aiguobarueghian, (Ovia North-East I), Natasha Osawaru Irobosa (PDP, Egor) and (Yekini Idaiye (PDP, Akoko-Edo I), were removed as the Majority Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Whip of the House respectively.

Meanwhile, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku and Maria Edeko respectively, who are PDP members, however retained their positions.

Agbebaku who said his position as the Speaker and that of the Deputy Speaker were not certain in the leadership change of the House, disclosed that the PDP will also bring its list of nominees of principal officers to the House.