Court stops National assembly from taking over Edo Assembly

 

The Federal High Court in Abuja Wednesday ordered both the Senate and the House of Representatives to halt their plan to take over the legislative duties of the Edo State House of Assembly.

Justice Taiwo Taiwo made the order at the resumed hearing in the case instituted by the Edo State Government, challenging the directive by the two chambers of the National Assembly to the Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation of the state’s House of Assembly.

The National Assembly threatened to take over the legislative duties and powers of the Edo State House of Assembly, citing relevant constitutional provision, should the governor fail to make the fresh proclamation within one week.

But Justice Taiwo ordered parties in the case to maintain status quo pending the determination of the case.