Edo Speaker denies alleged plan to repeal legislative, judicial autonomy

By Ozioruva AliuSpeaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Yekini Idaiye, has dismissed reports that the House is seeking to repeal the financial autonomy law for the Legislature and Judiciary.Rather, he said what is being proposed is an amendment to strengthen project monitoring.Speaking to journalists shortly after plenary on Wednesday evening, Idaiye said the confusion arose after he was seen reading an old document during plenary.“The message I made was that I was reading the old o