The crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly took a new turn on Monday as lawmakers resolved to suspend plenary until the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, resign his position. The spokesperson of the Assembly, Hon. Olatunji Fabiyi, who disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Akure, insisted that the majority of lawmakers were in support of the Speaker’s removal. 2 billion. Already, 21 of the 26 members of the Assembly have reportedly signed a resolution to impeach the Speaker should he refuse to step down.
Fabiyi, who declined to state when the House would reconvene for plenary, said he was unaware of any meeting between lawmakers and the state executive aimed at resolving the impasse. He also confirmed that allegations of an assassination plot against a member of the Assembly had been reported to the appropriate security agencies for investigation. “We have resolved not to hold plenary until there is a change of Speaker,” Fabiyi said. “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. ”