It not yet a month old when the inauguration of Mr
Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the new governor of Ondo State, the state’s House of
Assembly yesterday impeached its Speaker, Princess Jumoke Akindele.
Akindele, is a Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)
lawmaker representing Okitipupa, in the Southern District of the state. Also impeached was the Deputy Speaker, Fatai Olotu
from Akoko division in the Northern District of the state.
The impeachment exercise, was said to have been
carried out outside the Assembly premises.
Although details of the impeachment were still
sketchy at press time.
It was gathered that the 26 members House of
Assembly had been embroiled in internal crisis since March last year when Mrs
Akindele and Olotu were first impeached.
Both Akindele and Olotu were impeached by 18 out of
the 26 members in March last year for alleged highhandedness but their removal
was reversed following the intervention of Governor Olusegun Mimiko.
Meanwhile, the Ondo State House of Assembly has
elected Coker Malachi representing Ilaje 1 state constituency as the new
Speaker, and Ayo Arowele representing Owo constituency as Deputy Speaker
Source: Breaking Times
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