Edo State House of Assembly on Monday removed Natasha Osawaru Irobosa, the new girlfriend of music icon, Tuface Idibia, has been removed from her position as Majority Leader.
Her removal, it was learnt, followed a change in the balance of power within the House although it did not affect Blessing Agbebaku and Maria Edeko, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the assembly respectively. Both are members of PDP just as Natasha.
Agbebaku, who read the letter addressed to him by the Acting State Chairman of APC, Jarret Tenebe, however, described the change as minor, noting that it was based on letter sent in by the State leadership of APC.
Other PDP members equally affected like Natasha (representing Egor State Constituency) were Charity Aiguobarueghian, Ovia North-East I and Yekini Idaiye, PDP, Akoko-Edo I sacked as Deputy Leader and Chief Whip of the House, respectively.
The three House of Assembly principal officers were replaced with Ibhamawu Jonathan Aigbokhan, APC, Esan West as Majority Leader, Addeh Emakhu Isibor, APC, Esan North-East I, and Lecky Hussein Mustapha, APC, Etsako West I as Deputy Leader and Chief Whip of the House, respectively.
The position of the Deputy Chief Whip earlier given to Richard Edosa, Oredo West constituency, was eventually cancelled as there was no such position in the legislature.
The letter dated April 7, 2025, titled ‘Nomination of Principal Officers of the Edo State House of Assembly’, was signed by Tenebe, state acting chairman of APC and Lawrence Okah, the secretary.
