Ekiti Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Removed, Passes 2019 Budget

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For the second time in four years, the Deputy Speaker of the Ekiti
State House of Assembly, Hon Segun Adewumi, was again removed on Thursday by lawmakers for alleged gross misconduct.

Adewumi, representing Ekiti West constituency I in the assembly was elected on June 6, 2015, as number two man in the assembly before being removed in 2017 by pro-Governor Ayodele Fayose lawmakers for alleged disloyalty.

When Governor Kayode Fayemi took over in October 16, 2018, he was reinstated to his former position following suspension of the then Speaker, Hon. Kola Oluwawole; his deputy, Sina Animasaun, and 12 other Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) members.

Adewumi was removed again for the second time having been accused of disloyalty and causing disaffection among lawmakers.

Source in the assembly said: “He was removed during the plenary for committing some offences.”

Adewumi was impeached for alleged gross legislative misconduct at the assembly plenary in Ado-Ekiti.

Hon Olaposi Omodara representing Irepodun/Ifelodun constituency 1 was elected as the new deputy speaker by members present at the plenary.

The Leader of Government Business in the assembly, Gboyega Aribisogan, moved the motion for the  removal of the Deputy Speaker and was seconded by Hon Akinniyi Sunday, while the motion for the appointment of the new deputy speaker was moved by Hon Olanrewaju Olayoju and seconded by Hon Cecelia Dada.

Meanwhile, the assembly has passed the 2019 Appropriation Bill of
N129.9billion submitted to it by the state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on December 21, 2018.

The passing of the bill followed the presentation of a report of the Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation at plenary in Ado-Ekiti.

Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Hon Badejo
Anifowose, identified several key areas in the budget that included the desire of the Fayemi administration to establish an efficient strategy to revamp the state economy.

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