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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