There appears to be a fresh twist to the impasse rocking the Edo State House of Assembly as the sitting lawmakers are determined to declare the seats of their ‘rebellious’ colleagues vacant and push for fresh elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) told Sunday Tribune at the weekend that it was in custody of a formal request for bye-elections to fill the seats of the 14 lawmakers. “The commission is not planning to conduct any bye-election in Edo State. While it is true that we have received a letter from the Edo State House of Assembly on the matter, no decision has been taken on it,” he said. The process had since been rejected by the other 15 lawmakers believed to have the backing of Oshiomhole.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 29, 2019 05:03 UTC