The Edo State House of Assembly has hauled its Egor Constituency representative, Natasha Irobosa, before the Ethics and Privileges Committee to answer for conduct that members say tarnishes the legislature’s image. The summons, issued during Tuesday’s plenary, gives the lawmaker seven days to appear and explain actions captured in a widely circulated video showing a heated exchange with her husband, music star Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Baba.
Speaker Blessing Agbebaku laid out the grounds from the chair, stressing that the 24-member House—inaugurated on June 16, 2023, after the March 18 polls—carries a duty to uphold decorum. “Hon. Natasha Irobosa has been summoned to appear before the Ethics and Privilege Committee of the Assembly due to her recent conduct which has been trending online,” Agbebaku declared. “This conduct drags the name of the House into the mud and it is the responsibility of the members of the Assembly to conduct themselves well.”
He pressed the point further, noting, “This House has cerebral minds, educated people who had been dragged in the mud for too long by our colleague, Hon. Natasha. She has been trending on social media and television for the wrong reason. The House has members who know what they are doing and the attitude of our member has brought this House to disrepute and we will not tolerate it.” The committee, chaired by the member for Ovia South-West, Sunday Aghedo, must table its report within 14 days, per the resolution adopted without dissent.
The clip in question surfaced on November 28, 2025, via Instagram and X handles linked to entertainment blogs, clocking over 1.2 million views within 48 hours. It depicts Irobosa, elected on the Peoples Democratic Party ticket with 12,845 votes against her APC rival’s 9,112, in a domestic dispute that escalates to raised voices and gestures inside what appears to be the couple’s Benin residence. Neither party has issued a formal response, but the footage quickly leapt from celebrity gossip circuits to political commentary, with hashtags tying the lawmaker’s personal life to her public mandate.
Irobosa, 40, took the oath as one of seven women in the current Assembly, a record for Edo since the Fourth Republic began in 1999. Her legislative footprint includes sponsorship of the Edo State Domestic Violence Bill, which passed second reading in October 2024 and awaits public hearing, alongside motions on youth empowerment in Egor Local Government Area. The Ethics Committee probe marks the first such action against a sitting member in the 8th Assembly, which has otherwise focused on infrastructure oversight and the 2026 budget framework.
House rules governing member conduct draw from the 2015 Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act and the Assembly’s Standing Orders, revised in 2023. Order 12 mandates that lawmakers “avoid any act which may bring the House into odium, contempt or ridicule,” while the privileges panel holds powers to recommend sanctions ranging from reprimand to suspension under Section 24. Past cases include the 2021 suspension of three members over gross misconduct during a budget defence session and the 2019 probe that cleared a lawmaker of assault allegations after video evidence emerged.
The 8th Edo Assembly, under PDP control with 18 seats to APC’s six, has passed 14 bills since 2023, including the State Security Trust Fund Amendment Act that boosted vigilante funding by N2.5 billion in the 2025 appropriation. Speaker Agbebaku, representing Owan West, has steered the House through tensions with the executive, notably the October 2024 impeachment notice against Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu that the courts later nullified.
With the committee’s timeline running through December 16, 2025, the probe coincides with the Assembly’s final push on the N725 billion 2026 budget presented by Governor Monday Okpebholo on November 20. Any findings could trigger a floor vote before the Christmas break, shaping how the House balances personal accountability with the public duties of its 24 members as Edo gears toward local government elections slated for February 2026.
