Assembly Speaker, deputy impeached
It was reported that the impeachment procedure was carried out at one of the lawmakers’ quarters at about 10pm on Tuesday, March 8.
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According to Daily Post, the assembly leaders were impeached by 18 lawmakers.
The lawmakers are said to have elected Honourable Iroju Ogundeji from Odigbo loca government as Speaker and Honourable Ayo Arowele from Owo local government as the deputy speaker.
“I will talk to you later. The speaker has been impeached. But I can’t give you the whole gist. We will talk tomorrow”, an unnamed lawmaker told Daily Post.
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No reason was however given for the impeachment of Akindele and Olotu.
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