Ogun assembly suspends former Deputy speaker, one other for violating legislative privileges

 

The Ogun State House of Assembly has suspended the impeached Deputy Speaker, who is a member representing Ijebu North II State Constituency, Dare Kadiri and his Remo North counterpart, Solomon Osho for violating legislative priviledges. 

The suspension which is till further notice is in line with the provisions of Section 14 and 15 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017. 

The duo were suspended following the adoption of a resolution, during a plenary presided over by Speaker Olakunle Oluomo at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

According to Oluomo, 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 the and it read thus", Resolution 131/ OG/ 2022- suspension of some honourable members for breach of the provision of the Legislative Houses (Power and Privileges) Act, 2017.

"Having found to have severally and contentiously breach the Rights and priviledges of the Ogun State of Assembly and its Leadership, through violation of the provisions of Section 17 of Legislative Houses (Power and Priviledges) 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 Priviledges) Act, 20Privilegese this has been signed by the appropriate number of people, it requires no vote or anything, so they stand suspended".

News Hunter reports that the Speaker had earlier acknowledged the correspondence of the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun dated 22nd August 2022.

The correspondence conveyed the request for the approval of the 2023-2025 State Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) by the State House of Assembly.

The letter partly reads:" about the Ogun State Fiscal Responsibility Law, 2022, we have prepared the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (i.e. 2023- 2025 MTEF) for the State. 

"Consequent on the above, I, therefore, seek yo, therefore, ration and approval of the attached 2023-2025 State Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), so that the process of planning and budgeting for years 2023 and outer years of 2024 and 2025 can commence in earnest".

The Speaker thereafter directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to, interface with the Committee on Finance and Appropriation on 15th September, 2022 for further legislative action.