Seidu Oshiomhole, the
younger brother of the APC National Chairman and former Governor of the state,
Adams Oshiomhole was yesterday attacked and beaten up alongside 14 other
lawmakers-elect in the state.
The lawmakers were
reportedly holding a meeting at an undisclosed location when they were attacked
by thugs allegedly hired by the state government.
According to reports, the
meeting was necessitated by the Monday midnight inauguration of nine members of
the new parliament and subsequent election of Frank Okiye as speaker. It would
be recalled that just nine out of the 24-man Assembly met to elect a speaker in
what many have been described as unconstitutional.
The ongoing crisis in the
state assembly it was gathered is a result of a fresh rift between Governor
Godwin Obaseki and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole who however singlehandedly
anointed him as a replacement.
The 15 lawmakers that were
reported to have been attacked have however reported the case at the Police
headquarters. They were led by Victor Tiger Edoror, a former deputy speaker who
is also eyeing the leadership of the assembly.
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