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House Of Assembly Chief Whip Suspended For SLEEPING During Plenary Sessions by Nobody: 9:42am On Jun 15, 2018
#ThisisNigeria!! House of Assembly Chief Whip Caught SLEEPING During Plenary Sessions, What Happen Next Will Shock You [Pictures]

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended its Chief Whip, Sunday Akinniyi, who is representing Ikere Constituency 2, for always sleeping during its plenary sessions.

A statement signed and released by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Samuel Omotoso, in Ado-Ekiti yesterday June 13th, said the House suspended Akinniyi over series of allegations levelled against him, chief among which is his sleeping habit.

Omotosho said that the decision followed a thorough investigation carried out by Ayodele Fajemilehin-led committee of the Assembly.

Amongst the allegations leveled against the sleeping lawmaker include “breeding terrorism and violence towards the mace in a properly constituted plenary session, belligerence attitude and acts of bellicosity against his colleagues and pugnacious behaviours in his constituency against his own people, all amounting to gross misconduct and unbecoming of any honourable member of this House.

“The suspended honourable member was also regularly absenting himself, especially when issues relating to his constituency is slated for discussion.

Despite complaints of negligence from his people, he remained adamant. The few occasions he presented himself for official duties in the House, Akinniyi is in the habit of sleeping from the beginning of any programme to the end to the extent that he was nicknamed ‘the sleeping honourable.

Several attempts by the Speaker advising him to pay attention to his people and his health has been rebuffed with insults. It is in reference to all these that this House viewed the failure of Akinniyi as incompatible with the spirit of good governance and...

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Re: House Of Assembly Chief Whip Suspended For SLEEPING During Plenary Sessions by Nobody: 9:47am On Jun 15, 2018
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