Afrigather Kunle Oluomo has been impeached because the Speaker of the Ogun State Home of Meeting
Eighteen of the 26 members of State Meeting voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at plenary session on Tuesday.
Oluomo was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness and associated offences.
The Meeting instantly elected a member, Oludaisi Elemide, as the brand new Speaker.
Giving his maiden speech after the impeachment, the brand new speaker requested for calm amongst members.
He mentioned that the impeachment was not focused towards the governor of the state Dapo Abiodun as being speculated in some quarters.
He mentioned that the event is throughout the constitutional rights of the members to elect these to guide them within the Home.
The Home later adjourned plenary for 2 weeks, with the brand new speaker in possession of the maze, the image of authority of the Home.
The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) had on September 6, 2022, arraigned Oluomo earlier than a Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Lagos over an alleged N2.475bn cash laundering.
Oluomo was arraigned alongside three others: Oladapo Samuel, Adeyemo Taiwo, and Adeyanju Nimota Amoke (now at giant) on 11 counts of conspiracy, forgery, stealing, and cash laundering.
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