The Edo State House of Assembly has set up a six-member committee to investigate allegations against its immediate past Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, following his resignation. Multiple reports say Agbebaku resigns on Monday, August 17, 2026, and the Assembly names Yekini Idaiye as the new Speaker during the subsequent plenary.
According to the outlets, Idaiye says Agbebaku was removed over alleged financial misconduct and poor leadership. Reports also cite claims that the former Speaker inflated the prices of lawmakers’ vehicles, including a Lexus 570 and a Toyota Hilux. One account adds that the new Speaker dissolves standing House committees and orders specific former House officials to immediately return official vehicles and government property to the Clerk.
The reports largely agree on the committee’s composition, its terms, and the asset-return directive. They differ mainly in emphasis: one focuses more broadly on the probe and vehicle orders, while the other specifies additional allegations about vehicle procurement and lists the committee chair and members alongside the two-week deadline.
