Ogun Assembly suspends ex-Deputy Speaker, Kadiri, one other lawmaker
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
Ogun State House of Assembly has suspended until further notice former Deputy Speaker, who is a member representing Ijebu North II State Constituency, Dare Kadiri and his Remo North counterpart, Solomon Osho in line with the provisions of Section 14 and 15 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017.
The suspension followed the adoption of a resolution, during a plenary presided over on Tuesday by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The former Deputy Speaker, who was impeached last year March, is believed to have allegedly been behind the current ordeal of the Speaker of the assembly, Oluomo before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Though, Kadiri had repeatedly denied ever knowing anything about the arrest of Oluomo and subsequent arraignment by the EFCC over alleged N2.5bn fraud at a Lagos State Federal High Court.
According to the Speaker, “Order 6, Rule 19 (2) says that whereof a matter of privilege arises, it shall be taken into consideration immediately; in the note of that, I want to say that I received a resolution by appropriate number of members of this house raising issue of Privileges and it read thus,” Resolution 131/ OG/ 2022- suspension of some honourable members for the breach of the provision of the Legislative Houses (Power and Priviledges) Act, 2017.
“Having found to have severally and contentiously breach the Rights and Priviledges of the Ogun State House of Assembly and its Leadership, through violation of the provisions of Section 17 of Legislative Houses (Power and Priviledges) Act, 2017.
“The following Honourable member, Hon. Oluwadamilare Kadiri (Ijebu North II State Constituency) and Solomon Osho (Remo North Constituency) are hereby suspended from the House and its activities forthwith until further notice in line with the provisions of Sections 14 and 15 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Priviledges) Act, 2017.
“Since this has been signed by the appropriate number of people, it requires no vote or anything, so they stand suspended.”
Earlier, the Speaker acknowledged the correspondence of the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun dated 22nd August, 2022 which conveys the request for the approval of the 2023-2025 State Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) by the State House of Assembly.
The letter partly reads, “In reference to relevant sections of the Ogun State Fiscal Responsibility Law, 2022, we have prepared the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (i.e. 2023- 2025 MTEF) for the State.
“Consequent on the above, I therefore seek your consideration and approval of the attached 2023-2025 State Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), so that the process of planning and budgeting for year 2023 and outer years of 2024 and 2025 can commence in earnest.”
The Speaker, thereafter, directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to interface with the Committee on Finance and Appropriation on 15th September, 2022 for further legislative action.
