Police have taken over the Edo State House of Assembly complex in Benin city in what looks like an impeachment attempt by the APC dominated chamber.
This The Precision NG gathered is to forestall alleged plan to attack the house.
“Armed security operatives are currently gathered at the entrance of the complex in large numbers allowing no one entry into the assembly complex”, News Pavilion reports.
Our correspondent further gathered that Governor Godwin Obaseki has canceled his campaign trip to Edo North as the plot of his impeachment thickens.
Presently, the APC has 17 lawmakers while the PDP has 5.
Recall that Obaseki recently defected to the PDP in order to contest the September 19, 2020 guber poll, after he was screened out by the Oshiomhole-led NWC in June.
More details to come…
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