While on suspension, the lawmaker is also barred within one kilometre radius of the Assembly complex and must submit all properties of the Ekiti State House of Assembly in his custody to the Clerk of the House.
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Scores of people were said to have been wounded at a meeting of Peoples Democratic Party members in the area on on Sunday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the deputy governor was last week appointed a professor in Building Technology by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
In the resolution signed by all members of the House, including the Speaker, Hon. Kola Oluwawole, the lawmaker, who is currently on suspension from legislative activities
It is apparent the probe is crucial to the Fayose’s administration for the reason that borders on political vendetta. Certainly this cannot be more important than the rule of law and justice it intends to circumvent in the process
Fayemi said that he was convinced that the chairman of the commission, the secretary and all other members of the commission are cronies and stooges of Governor Fayose and have been appointed to act a script already prepared by their appointing authority, as touted by Lere Olayinka and Dr. Samuel Omotosho before the constitution of the commission of enquiry
The group’s position was contained in a statement issued on Sunday
According to a statement by the Chairman, Committee on Information, Youths and Sports Development, Dr. Samuel Omotoso, the House, at its plenary in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Wednesday unanimously agreed that the judicial panel should be constituted to make Fayemi, now Minister of Mines and Steel Development, account for the mismanagement of the resources of the state during his tenure
The fine was part of the resolutions reached by the lawmakers at their plenary on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the husband was a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2007
OMM’s Director of Publicity and serving member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly representing Ijero Local Government Area, Dayo Akinleye, revealed this to newsmen on Monday
The APC responded to the development in a press statement in Ado-Ekiti by its spokesman, Taiwo Olatunbosun
The party also scolded the Assembly for not following due diligence in the handling of its investigative power
The House at its plenary in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Thursday decried what it termed the nonchalant attitude of the former governor to previous invitations and described this as unbecoming of a public figure who had also served the people
According to a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Stephen Gbadamosi, Oluwawole made the disclosure during a press interview at the weekend, shortly after he arrived from a vigil of the Redeemed Christians Church of God organized by the Life Gate Parish Provincial Headquarters, Adehun, Ado-Ekiti, where he prayed for the progress of the state, on Saturday
He said it looked the other way while the constitution was being breached on daily basis by the executive arm and had not questioned the way public funds were being spent by the executive
It was an increase of N1 billion on the budget estimates of N93 billion presented to the Ekiti State House of Assembly by the governor some weeks ago
The assembly passed the N93.4 billion budget as presented by the governor via an appropriation bill tagged: “Budget of Consolidation for Higher Heights.”
The Leader of the House, Olatunji Akinyele, noted: “Some time ago, the former Governor was invited to this honourable House to come and explain how N850 million State Universal Basic Education Board fund disappeared when he was the governor of the state
The House observed a one-minute silence in honour of the members of the World Bank assessment team