By our Reporter
Following the earlier arrest and invitation of the Ogun State House of Assembly speaker by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC) over financial misappropriation, the Speaker has
suspended until further notice the former deputy speaker, Dare Kadiri, and his Remo North counterpart, Solomon Osho.
Honourable Olakunle Oluomo,Speaker announced the suspension of the duo during a plenary session on Tuesday at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The Speaker and Mr Kadiri have been at each other’s throats since the latter was suspended from the House.
Mr Kadiri had petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged financial irregularities in the House.
The speaker is currently standing trial over alleged financial misappropriation running into over N2.5 billion public funds.
During the plenary section, the suspension followed the adoption of a resolution that the duo had breached the assembly’s power and privilege, during a plenary presided over by the Speaker.
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 Privileges) Act, 2017.
“Having been found to have severally and contentiously breached the Rights and Privileges of the Ogun State House of Assembly and its Leadership, through violation of the provisions of Section 17 of Legislative Houses (Power and Privileges) 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 Privileges ) Act, 2017.”
It was learnt the house never invited the two suspended members to appear before any committee to defend themselves before their suspension.