What is going on in the Ondo State legislature is impunity of the highest grade. All men of goodwill must persuade the lawmakers not to continue to disgrace the sacred and hallowed chambers and the course of democracy and revert to the route of sanity
Browsing: Iroju Ogundeji
The lawmakers, who emerged victorious at the Court of Appeal in a suit contesting their suspension, are members of the All Progressives Congress, but backing the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, who is at loggerheads with his boss, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Assemblyman, Sunday Olajide moved the motion for the impeachment, while Assemblyman, Oluyede Feyide, seconded the motion.
A total of 18 out of the 26 members of the House signed for the removal, and Ogundeji was immediately replaced with Bimbo Fajolu, representing Ile Oluji/Oke-igbo Constituency.
The new deputy speaker was immediately sworn in by the Clerk of the House, Bode Adeyelu.
The new speaker was elected on Monday amid the boycott of the sitting of the House by no fewer than 13 members