The Ondo State House of Assembly has suspended plenary activities as the leadership crisis rocking the legislature deepens, with lawmakers insisting that Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, must step down from office or face impeachment.
The decision was disclosed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Olatunji Ifabiyi.
He stated that members had resolved not to return to plenary until there is a change in the leadership of the Assembly.
The crisis, which has dominated political discussions in the state in recent days, is linked to allegations surrounding the reordering of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) budget valued at about N9.2 billion.
Speaking in Akure on Monday, Ifabiyi maintained that the majority of lawmakers were united in their position and had lost confidence in the Speaker.
According to him, members have agreed that legislative activities cannot continue under the current leadership.
“We have resolved
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