Having found guilty of alleged incompetence and
unruly behaviour, the Deputy Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon.
Adesegun Adewumi, has been impeached.
In the same way, the assembly at its plenary on Thursdsay also removed it's
Chef Whip, Hon. Akinniyi Sunday, representing Ikere constituency II.
However, it was reliably gathered that the two were
impeached because of their support for former Minister of Works, Prince Dayo
Adeyeye, during the primary conducted on May 8.
Adeyeye, however, lost the election to the state Deputy
Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola.
The lawmaker representing Ekiti West constituency
II, Hon. Animasaun Adesina, was elected as deputy speaker to replace Adewumi,
while Hon. Onigiobi Olawale, representing Ekiti South West constituency I, was
appointed as the new Chief Whip.
Adewumi was
removed as deputy speaker after a motion moved by the
Leader of Business,
Hon. Akinyele Olatunji, and
seconded by Hon Olayanju Olanrewaju.
Akinyele alleged that Adewumi was found to have
indulged in activities capable of bringing the dignity and integrity of the
assembly to disrepute.
Other allegations against the impeached deputy
speaker were gross misconduct, lack of
leadership qualities and acting in a way that could destabilise the state.
The Speaker of the assembly, Hon. Kola Oluwawole, announced that 18 members of the assembly
signed the notice of impeachment of the deputy speaker in accordance with
Section 92 (2c) of the 1999 Constitution
(as amended).
Members present at the plenary unanimously agreed
that Adewumi had exhibited high level of disloyalty and unpatriotic act, and as
such, should be impeached.
The Chairman
of the Assembly Committee on Information, Hon. Samuel Omotoso, nominated Animasaun
as the new deputy speaker and was seconded by Hon Afolabi Akanni.
The nomination was unanimously accepted by members,
while the Speaker announced Onigiobi as the replacement for the Chief Whip in accordance
with the directive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State.
In his acceptance speech, the new Deputy Speaker, Hon Animasaun, said he was honoured by the
election and promised to perform his duties in
accordance with the constitution.
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