Ondo Assembly crisis deepens as 24 lawmakers back Speaker’s removal
By Dayo Johnson AKURE — The leadership crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly intensified on Friday as 24 of the 26 lawmakers reportedly declared support for the removal of Speaker, Rt.
The lawmakers are accusing the Speaker of financial impropriety in relation to about ₦44 million allegedly connected with the reordering of the budget of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC).
Governor Aiyedatiwa and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have intervened in the dispute in an effort to resolve the crisis, but the aggrieved lawmakers insist they have lost confidence in the Speaker’s leadership.
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