Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have insisted on the removal of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, should he refuse to step down.
Tripod Times reports that the Assembly has been embroiled in controversy over calls for Oladiji’s resignation following the alleged unilateral reordering of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) 2025 budget estimated at N9.2 billion.
The Assembly’s spokesperson, Hon. Olatunji Fabiyi, who made the disclosure in Akure, the State capital on Monday, while addressing newsmen, maintained that majority of the lawmakers were in support of the move to impeach the Speaker.
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Reports have it that of the 26 members in the house, 21 have signed a resolution to remove the Speaker should he refuse to step down.
The House spokesperson, however, did not state when the House would reconvene, saying he was not aware if the lawmakers are meeting the state executive with a view to settle the matter. .
“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.
“We have resolved not to hold plenary until there is a change of Speaker,” Fabiyi said
Meanwhile, Fabiyi confirmed that appropriate security agencies have been informed about allegations of assassination plot against a member of the Assembly.
