Opposition party kicks over sudden postponement of inauguration of Ogun 10th Assembly
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
There were heavy presence of security personnel at the entrance of Ogun House of Assembly as the planned Inauguration of the 10th assembly scheduled for yesterday, June 13 was hurriedly postponed in the morning to next week Tuesday without any concrete reason.
Our Correspondent observed that police and personnel of the Department of State Security (DSS) were presence at the assembly.
Speaking to journalist at the entrance of the assembly complex, a member – elect, Olalekan Adeleye (PDP- Odogbolu), expressed shock over the postponement of the Inauguration.
Adeleye lamented that no letter was issued for the postponement but a WhatsApp message which not all members-elect were aware of.
“What is happening here this morning is strange. We are in high spirit yesterday, hoping that we will resume here at 9am for our Inauguration.
“ To our dismay, we are locked out and we started asking questions what happened and someone called my attention to a WhatsApp message purportedly sent by the Clerk of the House that the Inauguration has been postponed to June 20.
“If at all this is going to happen, there are appropriate ways of communication .
“The notice of this inauguration was sent via a proclamation letter written by the Governor that the 10th assembly would start by June 13.
“And if there is going to be postponement, such proclamation letter should be withdrawn followed by another proclamation letter conveying the new date,” he said.
The member-elect who spoke on behalf of other eight PDP members-elect who were also on ground, added that the sudden postponement was not the best way to start the present legislature.
He noted that no senior management staff was around to talk to them on reasons for the postponement.
Reacting, the immediate past Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, urged opposition party members-elect to keep calm over the postponement of the inauguration of the 10th assembly earlier scheduled for today.
Oluomo (APC- Ifo 1) informed that the news of the postponement was sent via the platform created for both the newly elected members and the returning ones.
The former speaker urged the members-elect not to be disturbed by the postponement, advising all members to wait for the new date.
It was gathered that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had 17 members-elect while the PDP has 9 members-elect for the 10th assembly.
