BREAKING: Edo Assembly gets new speaker

Yekini Idiaye has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo Assembly. He replaces Blessing Agbebaku, who has resigned from his role. According to TheCable, Agbebaku's resignation comes amid alleged moves to impeach him.

The circumstances surrounding Agbebaku's resignation and Idiaye's emergence as the new Speaker are not fully detailed in the reports. However, Punch Nigeria and Punch report that Idiaye has taken over as the new Speaker, with Punch Nigeria and Punch mentioning a zoning arrangement, though specifics are not provided.

Idiaye's appointment as Speaker follows Agbebaku's resignation, which was announced by Agbebaku's spokeswoman, Ivy Adodo-Ebojele, according to Premium Times, though she did not provide further details at the time.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Punch, Premium Times, TheCable — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.