Nigeria: Edo State Speaker Agbebaku Resigns Amid Impeachment

Nigeria · POLITICS Key Facts —Speaker resignation: Blessing Agbebaku resigned as Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly on Monday, 17 August 2026, amid an impeachment drive by lawmakers. —New Speaker: Yekini Idiaye , who represents Akoko-Edo Constituency I, emerged as the new Speaker after Agbebaku stepped down. —I

Agbebaku’s resignation took effect on Monday, throwing the state legislature into a fresh leadership crisis