New Edo speaker denies stripping assembly, judiciary of financial autonomy

The new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idaiye.

The new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idaiye, has said the lawmakers did not remove the financial autonomy of the House of Assembly or the judiciary.

Recall that the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Monday signed the Edo House of Assembly Funds Management Bill 2023 and the State Judiciary Financial Autonomy 2023 Amendment Bill into law.

Idaiye, who spoke during the signing of the bills into law by Governor Okpebholo, explained that recurrent expenditure would continue to go to the Assembly and judiciary, while the amendment addressed the management of capital funds.

He said, “The legislation did not remove the financial autonomy of the House of Assembly or the judiciary. The recurrent expenditure would continue to go to the Assembly and judiciary, while the amendment addressed the management of capital funds. It is the capital part of the funds that has issues. It was badly abused.”