Edo State House of Assembly yesterday elected Uyigue Oghogho Igbe, representing Oredo West Constituency, its Speaker.
This followed Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s proclamation of the first session of the fifth Assembly via a letter read by the Clerk of the House, Egbe Evuomwan.
Oshiomhole said: "In exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (Section 105, Sub-section 3), I hereby issue this proclamation for the convening of the first session of the fourth Assembly of the Edo State House of Assembly on June 6."
Patrick Osayimen, representing Oredo East, nominated Igbe, seconded by Johnson Oghuma, representing Etsako Central Constituency.
The other 23 members endorsed the nomination.
Festus Ebea, representing Esan South East Constituency, was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker.
Ebea’s election showed that the House did not invoke Rule 40 in the nomination of the Deputy Speaker, a first-timer.
Two Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) members and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nominated Philip Shuaibu, representing Estako West 1 as Majority Leader; Folly Ogedengbe, representing Owan East, was elected Chief Whip; and Patrick Osayimwen, Deputy Whip.
Those nominated by the PDP are Emmanuel Okoduwa, representing Esan North East II as Minority Leader and Kingsley Ehigiamusoe representing Igueben as Minority Whip
Discussion on the nominated principal officers was deferred to June 20, 2011.
Igbe promised to operate an open-door policy, saying he would work with the executive without eroding "its autonomy or subordinating itself to anyone, arm or structure".
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