Ekiti State House of Assembly has reinstated three lawmakers suspended from activities of the House following their roles in the stalling of the passage of the 2022 revised appropriation budget.
Ekiti State House of Assembly has reinstated three lawmakers suspended from activities of the House following their roles in stalling the passage of the
Some lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of Assembly have commenced a closed-door session in the Assembly complex. The assembly complex is under tight security as armed police officers were on Monday stationed around the legislative building. The closed-door session is connected to the leadership crisis in the House of Assembly. However, the number of lawmakers in the complex could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.
At least eight members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have been suspended indefinitely over the illegal impeachment of the Assembly Speaker, Gboyega Aribisogan on Monday. The suspended lawmakers are Jamiu Akeem, Arobasoye Adeoye, Bode Adeoye, Lateef Adeoye, Lukas Akanle, Lukas Toyin, Deji Ajayi and Demola Ojo. This was confirmed by the Speaker of the House, Aribisogan after the illegal impeachment.
The invasion of the Ekiti State House of Assembly by the police on Wednesday over an alleged security threat was a ruse to prevent the new Speaker of the House, Gboyega Aribisogan, from taking charge, SaharaReporters has learnt. Nigeria Police personnel took over the House of Assembly complex, claiming a security beef-up was necessary to avert an alleged plot by hoodlums to attack the complex. There were armed police officers stationed around the Assembly complex, forcing workers to close early in response to the alleged threat.