Edo Assembly impeaches suspended speaker eight days after resignation

Former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku

The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday formally impeached the suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku.

Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency I, had, on Monday, August 17, 2026, resigned his position as Speaker of the House.

Yekini Idaiye, the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo I, was then elected as his replacement.

However, eight days after the controversy began, the House converted Agbebaku’s resignation to impeachment.

The new Speaker, Idaiye, backed by some lawmakers, said the impeachment notice was signed by 17 members of the House.

He said the impeachment notice was formally presented by the Majority Leader during last Monday’s plenary, noting that the indefinite suspension had been converted to impeachment because Agbebaku’s resignation notice had not been officially presented and documented days after he was suspended.

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The Speaker stressed that Agbebaku was impeached and did not resign from office.

The motion for the formal impeachment was moved by the Majority Leader, Sunny Ojiezele, and seconded by the member representing Etsako Central, Ahmed Waziri.

The Speaker, while directing Agbebaku to return all government property in his possession, further threatened that security agencies would be engaged if he failed to comply with the directive of the House.

“This is to let the public know that the Edo State House of Assembly has formally impeached the suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku.

“And the impeached Speaker is to return all government property in his possession, and security agencies would be engaged if the former Speaker fails to comply with the directive of the House,” Idaiye added.