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Images From Edo State House Of Assembly Fracas

The Edo State House of Assembly was thorn apart on Tuesday, after some 16 lawmakers impeached the Speaker of the House and the deputy. At … Continue reading Images From Edo State House Of Assembly Fracas

By Williams Osewezina

Updated May 4, 2016

The Edo State House of Assembly was thorn apart on Tuesday, after some 16 lawmakers impeached the Speaker of the House and the deputy.

At plenary, convened without the speaker, the lawmakers put forward allegations of incompetence and highhandedness.

Another dimension to the issue erupted when the Speaker arrived with some supporters.

One of the supporters jumped from the gallery quickly took hold of the mace and dropped it on the stand, insisting that that was the right time to begin the plenary.

Channels Television captured some of the moments.

Edo-State-house-of-Assembly-fracas — Man jumps from the overflow

Edo-State-house-of-Assembly-fracas-jump — Man jumps from the overflow

Edo-House-of-Assembly-crisis-mace2 — Runs towards the mace stand with the mace

Edo-State-house-of-Assembly-fracas-mace — He slams the mace on the stand in anger

Edo-State-house-of-Assembly-fracas-jump2 — Another man jumps down from the overflow to join the argument that had started

Edo-House-of-Assembly-crisis-fight — The purportedly impeached Speaker pushes the new Speaker, Mrs Elizabeth Ativie, out of the seat

Edo-House-of-Assembly-crisis-fight2 — The impeached Speaker, Victor Edoror, sits while Mrs Ativie attempts to pull him out of the seat

Edo-House-of-Assembly-crisis — Outside the floor, a lawmaker insists the proper procedure was followed in the impeachment