The suspension, which takes immediate effect, was announced during the Assembly’s plenary on Tuesday following a petition submitted by 11 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saki East.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 2025 budget is tagged “Budget of Stabilisation.”
The representative of Lagelu State Constituency, Akintunde Olajide, presented the motion for the suspension of the LG chairman.
Ogundoyin stated this on Thursday while addressing the House at the plenary.
The approval followed the nomination of Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as a replacement for Olaniyan.
In a statement by the chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Kazeem Olayanju, said that neither the Assembly’s account nor those of any of its directors had been frozen by the EFCC, contrary to reports circulating on the social media.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the House presided over by the Speaker, Michael Adeyemo, unanimously consented to the passage of the bill.
Others were Hon. Oyeleke Adeyemi (APC-Afijio), Deputy Majority Leader; Hon. Olafioye Akinmoyede (APC-Lagelu), Chief Whip; while Hon. Olusegun Ajanaku (APC-Ibadan South-West Constituency II) emerged as Chairman, Parliamentary Caucus
“The Caretaker Chairmen of all LGAs in the state should step down immediately and the Head of Local Government Administration should take-over,” Sunmonu said