The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly , Yekini Idiaye , has been impeached , The PUNCH has learnt .
He was impeached on Wednesday during a plenary session of the Assembly in Benin City, the state capital .
It was also gathered that the House subsequently elected the member representing Orhionmwon II Constituency , Roland Asoro , to replace Idiaye as Deputy Speaker .
With about six weeks to the September 19 governorship election in Edo , the political atmosphere gets turbo- charged day after day .
Some of the lawmakers announced their decision during a solidarity visit to the private residence of Ize - Iyamu in Benin City on Monday and assured him of their loyalty to ensure his victory at the poll .
Idiaye , a critic of the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration , had said , “ There is no reason for me to defect to another party because there is no single project in my village to show under this present administration . I am from Somorika in the Akoko - Edo Local Government Area and my village is the most backward in Akoko - Edo .
There are clear reasons why we are standing for our party because what would have been our problem in making progress has left us . I want to assure Edo people that with the emergence of Ize - Iyamu , Edo will move forward . ”
Obaseki, who is seeking reelection on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party , had dumped APC following his disqualification from the party ’ s primary .
He would be facing Ize - Iyamu , as well as other political juggernauts in Edo politics , come September 19 .
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