The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday officially impeached the suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku.
Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency I, had, on Monday, August 17, 2026, resigned his position as Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Yekini Idaiye, the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo I, was then elected as his replacement.
However, eight days after the scandal began, the House turned Agbebaku’s resignation into an impeachment.
The new Speaker, Idaiye, backed by certain legislators, stated that 17 House members signed the impeachment notice.
He stated that the impeachment notice was formally delivered by the Majority Leader during last Monday’s plenary and that Agbebaku’s indefinite suspension was converted to impeachment because his resignation notice was not legally presented and documented days after he was suspended.
The speaker emphasized that Agbebaku was impeached but did not resign from office.
The motion for the formal impeachment was moved by the Majority Leader, Sunny Ojiezele, and seconded by the member representing Etsako Central, Ahmed Waziri.
The speaker, while asking Agbebaku to relinquish all government property in his hands, also stated that security agencies would be involved if he refused to comply with the directive of the House.
“This is to let the public know that the Edo State House of Assembly has formally impeached the suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku.
“And the impeached Speaker is to return all government property in his possession, and security agencies would be engaged if the former Speaker fails to comply with the directive of the House,” Idaiye added.
