Natasha Osawaru, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Egor constituency and two other lawmakers—Charity Aiguobarueghian, the former Majority Leader, and Yekini Idaiye, who served as Chief Whip was removed .
Their removal comes after a political shakeup in the House on Monday.
Four PDP lawmakers recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), shifting the majority in favor of the APC. This led to a reorganization of key leadership roles.
Despite the changes, two PDP members—Hon. Blessing Agbebaku and Hon. Maria Edeko—retained their positions as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House.
According to Daily Trust, the new appointments followed a letter from the APC’s acting state chairman, Jarret Tenebe, notifying the Assembly of the party’s new majority status.
Speaker Agbebaku announced that the new leadership positions have been filled by APC lawmakers: Hon. Ibhamawu Jonathan Aigbokhan (Esan West) as Majority Leader, Hon. Addeh Emakhu Isibor (Esan North-East I) as Deputy Leader, and Hon. Lecky Hussein Mustapha (Etsako West I) as Chief Whip.
Agbebaku also mentioned that the PDP is expected to submit a fresh list of nominees for other leadership roles.
Meanwhile, Natasha Osawaru’s name has stayed in the headlines for personal reasons too.