Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo of the All Progressive Congress, APC, representing Ifo1 has been impeached during a plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi of APC representing Yewa South.
Credible news reports that Oluomo was impeached by 18 out of the 26 members of assembly.
Consequently, the lawmakers have elected Mr Oludaisi Elemide of APC representing Odeda as the new speaker.
A lawmaker, Mr Adegoke Adeyanju of APC representing Yewa North 1 moved the motion for Oluomo’s impeachment, while it was seconded by Mr Ademola Adeniran of APC representing Sagamu II.
Adeyanju had entered the assembly chamber with the maze, in company with other lawmakers.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after his election as the new speaker, Elemide noted that the people of the state should expect the best from him.
“We are law abiding legislators. We want the world to know that there is now a changed in the leadership of the house of assembly”, he said.
Elemide, who disclosed that 18 lawmakers supported his emergence as speaker, appealed to residents of the state to remain calm.
“We are in custody of all the authority of the house. We are assuring that the new leadership will support our governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
“I can assure you that the governor did not know anything about this impeachment”, he added.
Also speaking, Mr Damilola Soneye of APC representing Obafemi Owode, noted that the speaker was supposed to be first among equals.
“The speaker was impeached due to gross misconduct, bordering on high handedness, lack of focus and transparency, arrogance, poor leadership style, financial misappropriation and inciting members against one another”, Soneye said.
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It was however, gathered that the impeached speaker, Oluomo, was not present at plenary, while all efforts to get his reaction to the development proved abortive, as several calls made to his cell phone were not going through.
The Clerk and the Deputy Clerk of the assembly, Mr Deji Adeyemo and Mrs Funmilayo Adeyemi respectively, were at the plenary, while heavy security presence was noticed at the assembly complex.
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