-This is not about Aiyedatiwa – House spokesperson By Dayo Johnson, Akure Crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly deepened on Monday as 21 of the 26 members signed in support of the removal of Speaker, Rt. The spokesperson of the Assembly, Hon. Olatunji Fabiyi, said the move was an internal decision and had no link with the Executive.
Olawumi Fayemi-Obayelu, representing Ilaje Constituency II, that N44 million released by the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, OSOPADEC, was mismanaged. Fayemi-Obayelu accused the Speaker of involvement in the alleged mismanagement of funds meant for riverine communities in Ilaje Local Government Area. She also claimed her investigation into the matter had attracted threats to her life, adding that she “narrowly escaped death” recently.
Speaking in Akure, the assembly spokesperson, Fabiyi, said the lawmakers had resolved that the Speaker should vacate office, but decided to brief Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa first to dispel insinuations that the planned removal was being orchestrated by the executive. According to him, “We have resolved that Mr. But in the wisdom of the leadership of the House, we felt we should meet with Mr.
“We took the resolution of members to him because when we acted previously, people accused us of being sponsored. We told the governor that this has nothing to do with him. ” This is about the Speaker’s conduct.
He is the one leading us, and we no longer want him to lead us. ” Twenty-one members have already signed for his removal.” Fabiyi attributed the crisis to the handling of the OSOPADEC budget, alleging that a resolution was prepared and presented as the decision of the House without the knowledge or approval of lawmakers. A resolution was written in the name of members without our knowledge.
Fabiyi added that ” It was stated that members had deliberated and agreed to it, whereas we did not. You cannot shave our heads behind our backs. That is what we are fighting against,” he said.
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