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DEVELOPING STORY…. EDO ASSEMBLY: Roof removed, gravel, workmen move to site
Renovation work has commenced at the Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday, after it was taken over by policemen in the early hours of the day.
Workmen we’re sighted removing the roof of the building, while tippers were also seen dumping gravel within the premises.
The assembly has been the scene of drama since Monday, when the impeached Deputy Speaker, Yekini Idiaye, led others to express support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19 governorship election in the state.
Peeved by Idiaye’s action, he was impeached by the pro-Obaseki members of the Assembly on Wednesday, with the speaker accusing him of planning to violently take over the assembly.
READ ALSO: EDO ASSEMBLY BLOCKADE: APC reacts, says Obaseki in best position to explain what’s happening
However, operatives of the Nigerian police took over the complex on Thursday allegedly to prevent an attack on the Assembly.
A video shared online, showed workmen removing the iconic legislative mace on top of the building, while trucks were also offloading gravel at the entrance of Assembly complex.
Unconfirmed reports say Governor Obaseki, may have ordered the “immediate renovation” of the state House of Assembly, as the governor, in the company of the Speaker, Frank Okiye, was said to have ordered the heaping of sand at the front of the Assembly after addressing PDP supporters.
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