Ogun Assembly exonerates former Speaker Oluomo of embezzlement, commutes impeachment to resignation

Ogun State House of Assembly connected Tuesday, passed a solution exonerating the erstwhile Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo from an allegation of embezzlement of funds mentioned successful the study of the advertisement hoc Committee connected his removal from bureau connected the 23rd January, 2024.

The transition of the solution followed the presumption of the study of the Committee of the full House by the Deputy Speaker, Lateefat Bolanle Ajayi, connected the question presented to the Assembly by the erstwhile Speaker connected Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

The Deputy Speaker aboriginal moved the question for the adoption of the report, seconded by Yusuf Amosun and supported by the full House done a dependable vote.

According to the report, “the House observed that the contented of embezzlement of funds was not portion of the announcement of removal served connected him and cannot beryllium established against him.

“The House besides took peculiar legislative announcement of his plea successful paragraph 4 of the motion, wherever helium implored the House to exonerate him of the accusation of embezzlement of funds or, successful the alternative, supply him with grounds successful presumption of facts and figures relating to that allegation, successful enactment with conception 36 of the CFRN 1999 arsenic amended.

“Having reviewed the grounds provided, this honourable House consequently withdraws the allegation of embezzle...