Triple crossover: Edo State Assembly loses three lawmakers to New Democratic Congress

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress is set to become the main opposition political party in the Edo State House of Assembly as members of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have defected to the party.

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The Edo NDC Chairman, Babatunde Olukoga, in a letter to the Assembly, asked Speaker Blessing Agbebaku to acknowledge the defection of three members from their former political parties to the NDC.

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Olukoga listed the affected lawmakers as Charity Aiguobarhueghian, representing Ovia North-East I Constituency; Natasha Osawaru, representing Egor Constituency; and Omosigho Frank, representing Oredo East Constituency.

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The letter nominated Osawaru as the new Minority Leader, while Omosigho was nominated as Minority Whip.

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“This is to notify the Edo State House of Assembly of the defection of three members to the NDC. We are also informing the House of those that have been nominated as officers of the minority in the Assembly,” Olukoga stated.

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But the Edo Assembly Majority Leader, Jonathan Ibhamawu, asked the House to step down the NDC’s letter because due process was not followed.

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Ibhamawu said the three new NDC members ought to announce their defection before their political party would notify the House.

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Speaker Agbebaku set the letter aside, even as he assured that the requests would be considered once due process had been followed.

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