“It has further not been alleged or concluded by anyone that the Edo State House of Assembly is unable to sit. Justice Erhabor subsequently ordered the plaintiffs to put the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and other defendants on notice. Also yesterday, scores of youth staged a solidarity march in the Edo capital to fault the resolution of the federal legislators. But leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the state under the aegis of Edo People’s Movement on Thursday (EPM) lauded the resolution. A. D. E.) in a statement by its leader, Comrade Aiyamenkhue Edokpolor said the resolution reaffirms the sanctity of democracy and the rule of law.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2019 04:41 UTC