Edo Assembly dissolves committees, launches probe into ex-Speaker Agbebaku

The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday dissolved all its standing committees and constituted a five-member ad hoc investigative panel to probe allegations of corruption and financial impropriety against former Speaker Blessing Agbebaku.

Announcing the decision during plenary, the new Speaker, Yekini Idaiye, said the dissolution was aimed at enabling the Assembly to “reevaluate…