The Senate Adhoc Committee investigating the crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly is currently meeting with the Oshiomhole-backed members-lawmakers.
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The meeting which is holding at the Senate New Building, National Assembly Complex in Abuja Thursday, has 12 of the 14 members-elect loyal to APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.
It would be recalled that on June 17, 2019, 10 out of the 24-member Assembly were inaugurated under controversial circumstances.
The 10 inaugurated lawmakers are said to be loyal to the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, while the 14 lawmakers-elect have the backing of the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.
Speaking on behalf of the aggrieved members-elect at the meeting, Washington Osifo, member-elect representing Uhunwonde State Constituency, said they never received any communication from the Clerk on the inauguration.
While accusing the state governor of unleashing terror on them using state apparatus, he disclosed that one of the lawmakers-elect has been kidnapped.
According to Osifo, they have been residing in Abuja for the last one month even as he called on the Senate to intervene on the matter.
Among the members-elect at the meeting is Seidu Oshiomhole, younger brother to the APC National Chairman.
Chairman of the committee and Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger), called for calm, assuring that the upper legislative chamber is only interested in restoring public peace and order in the state assembly.
As of the time of filing this report, the meeting has gone into closed-door session.
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