Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Wednesday declared the seat of the deputy governor of Edo state, Denis Idahosa, vacant.
Idahosa, who represented Ovia Federal constituency in the House, was elected deputy governor of Edo State in the September 21 governorship election and inaugurated on November 12.
In a letter read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, House Leader Julius Ihonvbere asked the House to declare the seat vacant to know the commencement of the process of electing a replacement for him to represent the people of Ovia.
With the declaration of Idahosa’s seat vacant, the House now have about four vacant seats for which the Independent National Electoral Commission is expected to conduct fresh elections.
