Edo Assembly Rejects Speaker Agbebaku’s Resignation, Impeaches Him
The Edo State House of Assembly has rejected the resignation of its former Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, and declared him impeached, eight days after he announced his resignation from office. Recall that Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency, resigned as Speaker on Monday, August 17, 2026, following an alleged threat of impeachment by his colleagues. Following […]
The Edo State House of Assembly has maintained its decision to impeach former Speaker Blessing Agbebaku, despite his resignation from office. Agbebaku, representing Owan West Constituency, announced his resignation on Monday, August 17, 2026, after his colleagues threatened to impeach him. Following his resignation, the House suspended Agbebaku indefinitely, and removed Majority Leader Jonathan Ibhamawu and Deputy Majority Leader Addeh Emankhu Isibor from their positions.
The impeachment notice against Agbebaku was signed by 17 out of the 24 members of the House, according to new Speaker Yekini Idiaye. Idiaye, representing Akoko-Edo Constituency I, stated that the impeachment notice was formally presented by the Majority Leader during the previous Monday's plenary. He clarified that Agbebaku's resignation had been transformed into impeachment because the notice was not officially presented or documented before the House suspended him.
During a resumed sitting on Monday, Idiaye informed the House that Agbebaku was impeached and not resigned from office. Majority Leader Sunny Ojiezele moved a motion for the formal impeachment of Agbebaku, which was seconded by Ahmed Waziri. The Speaker directed Agbebaku to return all government property in his possession and warned that security agencies would be involved if he did not comply with the directive or respond to the House's demand.
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