The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo has been impeached.
Oluomo was impeached by 18 out of the 26 members of the assembly during the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South).
His impeachment motion was moved by Mr. Adegoke Adeyanju (APC, representing Yewa North 1), while Mr. Ademola Adeniran (APC-Sagamu II) seconded the motion.
Meanwhile, a new Speaker, Mr. Oludaisi Elemide has been elected by the lawmakers following his impeachment.
Addressing newsmen shortly after his election as the new speaker, Elemide said 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 change in the leadership of the House of Assembly,” he said.
Elemide, who said that 18 lawmakers supported his emergence as speaker, appealed to residents of the state to remain calm.
“We are in the custody of all the authority of the house. We assure you 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 said.
Also speaking, Mr. Damilola Soneye (APC-Obafemi Owode) noted that 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”
TheFact Daily gathered that the impeached Speaker, Oluomo, was not present at the plenary, however, the Clerk and the Deputy Clerk of the assembly, Mr. Deji Adeyemo and Mrs Funmilayo Adeyemi were at the plenary, with heavy security presence.
