ALERT: Sporadical Shooting In Edo House of Assembly

Nigerian News
Report reaching naij365blog.com that the Speaker and Deputy of Edo state House of Assembly has been impeached and a new speaker in the person of Elizabeth Ative has been elected.
Following the impeachment of the House leaders, over hundred hoodlums invaded the hallowed chamber of the Assembly, wielding guns and other dangerous weapon.

The motion of the impeachment reads: “We the underlisted and undersigned Honourable Members representing the various Constituencies in the Edo State House of Assembly, have on this day 3rd of May 2016 have resolved to impeach our Speaker, Hon Chief Victor Edoror Tiger and the Deputy Speaker, Hon Osayande, for acts of gross misconduct.” According to the source, the motion was seconded by Hon Gani Audu (Etsako West I). At the end of a brief proceeding presided over by Speaker ex-tempo Hon Patrick Iluobe, the only female member of the House, Hon (Mrs) Elizabeth Ativie, (Uhumwode), was elected Speaker while Hon. (Dr) Joseph Okonoboh (Igueben Constituency), was elected Deputy Speaker.

Following the election of the new leadership of the House, the impeached Speaker and his Deputy walked into the chamber in company of the suspected hoodlums who shot sporadically to scare people out and in the process, about six persons sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries. In her acceptance speech, the new Speaker, Hon (Mrs) Ativie, said the members can no longer tolerate the greedy nature of the former Speaker.

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