Ondo lawmakers accuse Aiyedatiwa of interference, insist Speaker must go

The situation rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday took a caller twist with lawmakers accusing Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of interfering successful what they described arsenic an interior legislative affair.

The accusation comes arsenic 21 of the 26 members insisted connected removing the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, with the politician allegedly making efforts to shield the Speaker from impeachment.

The crisis, which has paralysed legislative activities successful the state, stemmed from allegations that the Speaker unilaterally reordered the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, OSOPADEC, 2025 fund of N9.2 cardinal and mismanaged N44 cardinal linked to the commission’s funds.

According to the lawmakers who spoke done the Chairman of the House Committee connected Information, Olatunji Fabiyi, representing Odigbo constituency 1, the determination to region the Speaker is last and non-negotiable.

While describing the governor’s involution arsenic an unacceptable encroachment connected legislative independence, Fabiyi insisted that the substance is strictly a backstage matter of the House and not taxable to enforcement interference.

The Assembly spokesperson further s...