By PDP zoning arrangements,the speakership position would have gone to Edo Central as the governor is from Edo South while the deputy is from the North Senatorial district.
Both Agbebaku,who had a stint as a state lawmaker between 2007 and 2011, and Mrs. Edeko, a former commissioner of Social Development and Gender Issues are both members of the dominant PDP.
The PDP won 14 seats in the rescheduled March 18 House of Assembly election, leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) with eight seats and Labour Party (LP) withone.
Sunny Ojiezele, from Edo Central have been rumoured to be the anointed candidate to take over the speakership by party’s zoning arrangement whereby the governor is from Edo South, the deputy from the North Senatorial district,while the speaker should come from Edo Central.
A source who would not want his name in print however disclosed that Mr. Ojiezele (Esan South East) was dropped over questionable loyalty,as his name appeared in both the governor’s camp and that of loyalists of the PDP South South national zonal chairman, Chief Dan Orbih in the run up to the election.
Mr. Agbebaku from Edo North, on the other hand is seen as loyal to the party and the governor and was chosen as a successor to Mr. Marcus Onobun who won as a member of the House of Representatives.
