‘You can’t impeach someone who resigned’ – Lawyers blast Edo Assembly over Agbebaku move

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Key context: <img width="1000" height="1000" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/eds-speaker.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/eds-speaker.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/eds-speaker-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/eds-speaker-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/eds-speaker-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p>Legal practitioners have faulted the decision of the Edo State House of Assembly to convert the resignation of its immediate past Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, to impeachment. The lawyers expressed their concerns shortly after the Assembly on&#160;Monday&#160;altered the status of Agbebaku’s departure from resignation to impeachment. Those who reacted included Paschal Ugbomeh, a former Chief Whip [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/24/you-cant-impeach-someone-who-resigned-lawyers-blast-edo-assembly-over-agbebaku-move/">&#8216;You can&#8217;t impeach someone who resigned&#8217; &#8211; Lawyers blast Edo Assembly over Agbebaku move</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.