Edo Assembly Formally Impeaches Suspended Ex-speaker, Agbebaku

The crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly has taken a new twist as the lawmakers formally impeached the suspnded speaker, Blessing Agbebaku.

Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency, had, on Monday, August 17, 2026, resigned his position as the speaker of the House.

Yekini Idaiye, the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo 1, was then elected in his place as the new Speaker.
However, eight days after the initial controversy began, the House converted Agbebaku’s resignation to impeachment.

The new Speaker backed by some lawmakers, said the impeachment notice was signed by 17 members of the House.

He said the impeachment was formally presented by the majority leader during last Monday’s plenary, noting that the indefinite resignation had been changed to impeachment because Abgebaku’s resignation notice had not been officially presented and documented days after he was suspended.

The speaker stressed that Agbebaku was impeached and did not resign from the office.

The motion for the formal impeachment was moved by lawmaker Sunny Ojiezele, the majority leader, and seconded by the member representing Etsako Central, Ahmed Waziri.

The Speaker, while directing Agbebaku to return all government property in his possession, further threatened that security agencies would be engaged if the former Speaker failed to comply with the directive or respond to the House.