—-No plenary till he resigns — Hands off if you wants peace in Assembly By Dayo Johnson Akure The 21 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of shielding and frustrating them from removing the Speaker, Rt. Olamide Oladiji, over allegations of financial misconduct involving about ₦44 million allegedly linked to the reordering of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, OSOPADEC, budget. The lawmakers dared the governor to explain why he is protecting the Speaker from removal, and urged him to stay out of the matter if he wants peace in the Assembly.
Vanguard gathered that Governor Aiyedatiwa and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state have continued moves to placate the aggrieved members. However, the 21 lawmakers insisted that the Speaker must resign or face impeachment. Speaking with newsmen, the spokesperson of the Assembly, Hon.
Olatunji Fabiyi, alleged that the governor was trying to break their ranks by asking some members to back down on the impeachment move. Fabiyi, who represents Odigbo Constituency 1, said the governor, after a meeting with them, asked that the Speaker be given 14 days to consider resigning. I have the opinion that the governor is calling some members to backpedal on the issue of impeachment.
I don’t know the special interest Mr. “21 members have signed an impeachment notice against Mr. Unless the government is telling us they have something in common.
“The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker committed that error. That is the resolution of members.” Fabiyi added, “It is exclusively a private affair of the House. ” If there is no hidden agenda, I see no reason why Mr.
Governor should be protecting one Speaker. If there is a hidden agenda, let him say it to the whole world.” He stressed that it was the resolution of the House that the Speaker should go, adding that what was initially presented as seven days had now become 14 days, which will lapse next Sunday. According to him the lawmakers had resolved not to hold plenary until a new speaker is elected.
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