Senate on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, ordered the governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki to issue a fresh proclamation for the inauguration of the state House of Assembly.
Obaseki on Tuesday said that he would not issue a fresh proclamation letter for the inauguration of the 7th Edo State House of Assembly.
He stated that the Nigerian Constitution 1999 as amended, mandated state governors to issue proclamation only once for the inauguration of their Houses of Assembly and he has dutifully performed the function.
Last week, the governor has denied the existence of any presidential directive for him to issue a fresh proclamation letter for the inauguration of the 7th Edo State House of Assembly.
Obaseki, in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Crusoe Osagie, said report of such directive was false.
Obaseki said the 1999 Constitution allows governors to issue proclamation only once for the inauguration of their houses of assembly which he has done.
“We wish to state categorically that the story is false as there is no Presidential directive to the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation,” the statement said.
“President Muhammadu Buhari that we know is a law-abiding leader who will not issue directives that contradict the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.
“The publication is one of the many efforts by agents and hirelings sponsored by entrenched interests in the state whose stranglehold on the state’s resources has been displaced by the people-centric governance model of the Obaseki-led administration. We urge the public and all concerned to disregard the publication.”
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