Edo Elections: Deputy Speaker Supports Ize Iyamu
Ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections, the Deputy Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Honourable Yekini Idiaye and four other lawmakers have declared their support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
The four elected members are Hon. Emmanuel Agbaje, Hon. Nosayaba Okunbor, Hon. Dumez Ugiagbe, and Hon. Vincent Uwadiae.
The lawmakers were among the 10 lawmakers inaugurated in July 2019 while 14 others remain to be inaugurated due to the crisis that rocked the APC then.
It was gathered that the lawmakers said their decision was to remain in the now opposition party in the State on whose platform they were elected.
The lawmakers vowed not to follow Governor Godwin Obaseki, to his new party, the PDP.
They further alleged that the state executive led by the PDP flag bearer has made the legislature irrelevant.
Reacting to the move, Ize Iyamu in a tweet commended the lawmakers for their integrity and courage.
He added that he commended them for standing up to a Governor who according to him ignored the resolution of both arms of the National Assembly, and denied representation to 14 constituencies by locking the door of the House to their elected representatives.