Following the alleged impeachment of the Speaker of the Ekiti state House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, seven Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers installed a new Speaker for the state house of Assembly. The acting Speaker is said to be Hon. Olugbemi.
Following the alleged impeachment of the Speaker of the Ekiti state House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, seven Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers installed a new Speaker for the state house of Assembly. The acting Speaker is said to be Hon. Olugbemi.
However, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Idown Adelusi, the state government said that Omirn was not impeached. He said all that happened was that nine lawmakers sat and elected a plenipotentiary Speaker to preside over the business of the day. “Nine members of the House sat today (yesterday) to approve the commissioner nominees, Special Advisers and the Local Government Caretaker Committees for the 16 local government councils.
“There are 26 members in the House and the House standing order allows a quorum of 9 members to sit and appoint speaker plenipotentiary to preside. So, what transpired in the House is within the law."
It was reported that the alleged impeachment was carried out by 7 members of Ekiti State House of Assembly backed by well armed policemen. The seven persons were said to be escorted into the state assembly complex by Mobile Police Commander, Selenkere Michael.
It was also said that 19 lawmakers of the APC were prevented from entrance to the assembly complex by the police, others including the substantive speaker was also barred earlier yesterday.