The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin, and the Deputy Speaker have been impeached and replaced by members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the assembly.
They were replaced with Hon. Dele Olugbemi from Ikole Local Government Area and Hon. Abeni Olayinka from Ado Local Government Area as speaker and deputy speaker respectively.
The new officers were part of the seven lawmakers that defected from the All Progressives Congress to the PDP on October 16 when Governor Ayo Fayose was inaugurated.
But journalists were barred from covering the impeachment process conducted behind closed doors at the hallowed chamber of the Assembly but briefed after the sitting by the new speaker.
Journalists, who arrived the complex as early as 9am, were sent back at the entrance of the press gallery by the Chief Security Officer of the assembly who said: “I have been directed not to allow anybody to enter.”
Even after introduction as journalists, he still insisted on not allowing them in but rather asked the press men to see the Clerk of the House who apparently was in the chamber.
Our correspondent could not confirm how many PDP lawmakers were in attendance or the issue that necessitated the sitting, but no APC lawmaker was in attendance.
However, our correspondent observed some officials of the Department of State Service and some aides of Governor Ayo Fayose were in attendance.