Ogun Assembly gets new Deputy Speaker, as group demands reinstatement of Hon. Kadiri
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
Ogun State House of Assembly has elected a member representing Ogun Waterside State Constituency, Hon. Balogun Akeem, as the new Deputy Speaker.
Hon. Balogun Akeem replaced Hon. Dare Kadiri representing Ijebu North State Constituency ll who was impeached last week Thursday for gross misconduct.
The election was sequel to his nomination by a member representing Remo North State Constituency, Solomon Osho, seconded by his Ijebu-North East counterpart, Abayomi Fasuwa and was unanimously supported by other lawmakers at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Meanwhile, Ijebu Youth Association and National Association of Polytechnic Students while speaking under the aegis of Coalition of Youth/Students’ Leaders Against Injustice has however called for the immediate reinstatement of the impeached Deputy Speaker, Hon. Dare Kadiri.
Speaking during the press conference held at the secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ogun State Council, Oke Ilewo, National President of Ijebu Youth Association, Comr Wasiu Okikiola Fayomi accused the Speaker of the state assembly, Rt Hon Olakunle Oluomo of capitalising on the minor political disagreement the former Deputy Speaker had back home to get him impeached.
Comr Fayomi explained that “Many are of the opinion that Maba as Hon. Dare Kadiri is fondly called should have at best been cautioned and not be visited with such reckless use of power by the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon. Olakunle Oluomo who we gathered maximised the opportunity of the minor disagreement to mobilise for the impeachment of his Deputy Speaker.
“The Speaker is said to have been looking for a way to get rid of the Deputy Speaker who he believed had been pokenosing into how he handled the finances of the assembly.
“Oluomo was said to have grown irritated by the insistence of the Deputy Speaker that he ought to be more prudent with the assembly fund, hence, the decision to pull off the rug from the feet of our brother, Hon Kadiri.
“It is our opinion that this impeachment which is just to serve the ego of the Speaker and not the overall public interest should be reversed within the next seven days or else the youths will be at the assembly to protest this disservice to our growing democracy.
“We also appeal to our father in the state, Gov Dapo Abiodun to please wade into this matter and allow justice to prevail.”
