The Ogun State House of Assembly has impeached the Deputy Speaker, Hon Oludare Kadiri, and this followed the submission of the report of the ad-hoc committee constituted last Tuesday, which found him guilty of acts of gross misconduct.
Penpushing reports that,the removal of the controversial Deputy Speaker earlier alleged of sponsoring political violence in the state was presented by the Committee Chairman and Majority Leader, Hon Yusuf Sheriff, shortly after which a member representing Ijebu-North East, Hon Abayomi Fasuwa moved the motion for its adoption.
The motion was seconded by member representing Ijebu-Ode state constituency,Hon Kemi Oduwole and supported by nineteen other lawmakers at the plenary presided over by the Speaker,Rt Hon Olakunle Oluomo at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
“The committee gave all the parties involved ample opportunities to make their presentations with relevant evidences including; documents, phone recordings, CD Rom and printed photographs to establish their facts”.
“On the involvement of a lawyer, Hon. Kadiri Oluwadamilare failed to have exploited all internal mechanisms of getting information sought before calling a lawyer. To this end, the committee considered that: as the Vice-Chairman of fund management Committee, he has direct access to all the information; as the Vice Chairman of the Principal Officers body, he never reported the matter for discussion; as the Vice-Chairman of the House, executive meetings held every plenary day, he never raised the issue for discussion.
The Committee on the petitions submitted by Adebiyi Odugbesan and co, after listening to both parties observed that, the matter is neither here nor there,adding that the Committee is of the opinion that Kadiri, as an Honourable Member and Deputy Speaker of the House, should have exhibited some caution.
Penpushing further reports that,the report partly stated that since the matter is still pending and awaiting further investigation by the Nigeria Police, the Committee will not make any pronouncement on the issue”, and thereafter, Fasuwa submitted a report endorsed by nineteen lawmakers conveying their unanimous confirmation in support of the recommendation of the ad-hoc committee’s report, which they noted had found Kadiri guilty of acts of gross misconduct and therefore endorsed his removal from office as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.
The ad-hoc Committee had in the previous day held its preliminary/ fact-finding sitting, where it examined the petitions on the allegations leveled against the lawmaker on their merit with all petitioners, witnesses and respondents as well as representative of the Nigeria Police, CSP Joshua Adewalehinmi in attendance.
Penpushing also reports that, the Speaker while clarifying the voting pattern explained that the Assembly’s Standing Order specified that voice vote shall not be used in determining the removal of principal officer, thus the submission of the endorsement by nineteen (19) signatories (lawmaker) who demanded his removal from office which was equally read before the lawmakers by the Clerk, Mr. Adeyemo.
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