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Ondo Assembly crisis deepens as Lawmakers suspend plenary over Speaker’s refusal to resign
The crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly has taken a fresh turn, with lawmakers declaring that plenary sessions will remain suspended until Speaker Olamide Oladiji steps down from office.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure on Monday, the Assembly’s spokesperson, Mr. Olatunji Ifabiyi, said the majority of lawmakers had resolved not to resume legislative activities until the Speaker resigns.
According to Ifabiyi, most members of the Assembly are united in their demand for Oladiji’s removal, insisting that the current leadership can no longer continue under the prevailing circumstances.
The leadership crisis stems from allegations that the Speaker unilaterally altered the arrangement of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) 2025 budget, valued at N9.2 billion, without the approval of the House.
NAN reports that 21 of the 26 members of the Assembly had signed a resolution to impeach the Speaker if he failed to resign.
“We have resolved not to hold plenary until there is a change of speaker.
“For now, there is no development except that Mr Speaker should just give way and allow another person to preside over the Ondo State House of Assembly.
“If he doesn’t resign, we will impeach him. If he fails to do the needful, we will do the needful,” he said.
The spokesperson, who did not disclose when the Assembly would convene for plenary, stated that he was not aware of any meeting on Sunday with the state executive in resolving the crisis.
Ifabiyi also said that the allegation of assassination on a member of the Assembly had been reported to the appropriate authorities for investigation.
Speaking to NAN, a principal officer of the Assembly, who spoke on anonymity, said that the state executive had intervened in the crisis.
“There was a peace broker yesterday (Sunday) with the executive, and we are not permitted to disclose details of the outcome of the meeting.
“I don’t want to be the first to breach the agreement. But I can tell you that the matter has been resolved, but I will not tell you if it was in anyone’s favour.
“We too implore internal mechanisms on the agitations in the House of the Assembly, and we are going to hold plenary soon,” he stated. (NAN)
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