The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Uyi Igbe, and two other lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, P.M NEWS reports.
According to the report, the two other detained APC lawmakers are the Majority Leader, Hon. Philip Shaibu, (Etsako West Constituency 2) and the Chief Whip, Hon. Folly Ogedegbe (Owan East Constituency).
It was gathered that the trio had last Monday during plenary stated that the anti-graft agency invited them to appear in its Abuja office on Wednesday, 15 October.
The lawmakers however linked the invitation to the ongoing crisis in the State Assembly, adding that they are being persecuted by the PDP-led federal government.
According to the report, the two other detained APC lawmakers are the Majority Leader, Hon. Philip Shaibu, (Etsako West Constituency 2) and the Chief Whip, Hon. Folly Ogedegbe (Owan East Constituency).
It was gathered that the trio had last Monday during plenary stated that the anti-graft agency invited them to appear in its Abuja office on Wednesday, 15 October.
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It would be recalled that Hon. Shaibu had two weeks ago disclosed that he had been compelled to appear before the EFCC 18 times in the recent past.
Though full detail about the detention of the three lawmakers are still being expected, but the House Committee on Information Chairman, Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, and other members of the committee are expected to brief the press soon
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