₦airaland Forum

Ekiti State appears set for crisis,
following a plan by the impeached
speaker of the State House of
Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin,
and Hon. Dele Olugbemi who was
elected to replace him on
Thursday, to resume duty
tomorrow.
As at the time of filing this report,
the two lawmakers were still
laying claim to the speakership of
the assembly.
While the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) lawmakers loyal to
Governor Ayodele Fayose on
Thursday impeached the speaker,
Dr. Adewale Omirin, and elected
Hon Dele Olugbemi as
replacement, Omirin is insisting
that he remains the Speaker on
the ground that the minority
cannot remove him from office.
Although the proceeding where
the pro-Fayose lawmakers
impeached the Omirin was
shrouded in mystery especially as
it had to do with the identity of
the lawmakers at the plenary,
Olugbemi has since Thursday
assumed duties as the third
citizen of the state in the Office of
the Speaker.
This is as Omirin, who alongside
the other 18 All Progressives
Congress (APC) lawmakers at
present in exile in Lagos, has
threatened to resume tomorrow at
the office to continue with his
legislative duties as the Speaker.
Although Omirin who had alleged
threat to his life and those of the
other 18 APC lawmakers held his
resumption tactics and way to
fight back close to his chest, it is
apparent there will be tension in
the Assembly tomorrow with the
anticipated resumption of two
warring captains in the same
ship.
While the pro-Fayose lawmakers
said 10 members sat at the
plenary last Monday to ratify the
Commissionersnominees of
Governor Ayodele Fayose and the
caretaker committee members for
the 16 local government areas
and sat on Thursday to effect the
Omirin’s impeachment, the APC
caucus in the House said only
seven PDP lawmakers, who did
not form a quorum, sat on the
two occasions.
According to the Leader of
Government Business in the
House, Hon. Samuel Ajibola, 10
members comprising the seven
PDP lawmakers and three APC
legislators sat on the two
occasions, adding that there was
the need to protect them through
not mentioning their names.
Listing the “many sins of Omirin,”
Ajibola said: “Omirin and his
deputy have absconded without
official notice for more than two
weeks now and business of the
government and Assembly cannot
grind to halt.
“We learnt they are in Lagos and
we wonder why he will go and
stay in Lagos while governance in
Ekiti and the people will be
suffering.
“Omirin is guilty of revealing
official secret, misappropriating of
Assembly funds and signing bank
bond with the past executive
without the knowledge of other
members of the Assembly,” he
said.
But Omirin, who accused the PDP
lawmakers of bringing
impersonators to the plenary,
challenged the PDP and Fayose to
furnish the public with the
identities of the “mystery
lawmakers”.
Omirin, who paraded 19 APC
lawmakers in Lagos on Thursday,
said: “The 19 APC members are
intact and we are outside the
state because the place is not
safe for us. Fayose is fast
becoming a maximum ruler and
this cannot stand.
“What they did was illegal
because they cannot change the
constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Ordinarily we
never had the intention of
impeaching the Governor because
he has not committed any
offence.
“But we have to leave the state
when we realised that our lives
were no longer safe. As I speak to
you, my drivers and other aides
have been removed and wild
demonstration sponsored by
Fayose is ongoing in Ado Ekiti
now. I want to emphasize that I
remain the Speaker of the
Assembly”, the APC chieftain
said.
Omirin, who described his
impeachment as illegality, said:
“We are going to fight with law.
We are not running from Ekiti. We
are going back to Ekiti. What we
are doing here in Lagos is to let
the whole world know what is
happening in Ekiti State”.
But the state government, which
has since congratulated Olugbemi
as the new speaker, on Friday,
debunked Omirin’s claim that 19
APC lawmakers were on his side
and accused him of going about
with unknown people and
parading them as members of the
House of Assembly.
The Chief Press Secretary to the
Governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi,
accused Omirin of “drawing APC
members from Osun and Lagos
states to deceive people that they
are members of Ekiti House of
Assembly. They were elected into
office by the people of Ekiti State
and only the people of the state
know who their legislators are. nationalmirroronline.net/new/looming-clash-two-speakers-to-sit-in-ekiti-tomorrow/

No worries, the Police will sort it out at the gate.

Good, let him go to his state and leave Lagos. Was he elected in Lagos ?

The new speaker should step down now provided the old and out going speaker provides a valid reason for leaving his duty to go to Ikoyi

its goin to b an operation вцмра 2 вцмрея

aljharem:
Good, let him go to his state and leave Lagos. Was he elected in Lagos ?

The new speaker should step down now provided the old and out going speaker provides a valid reason for leaving his duty to go to Ikoyi

zombie so it's now a crime for people to travel when they're not on duty? does he need a valid reason to travel within his own country? did he miss any assembly session while he was away?

That 1 concern them....

BackDatAssUp:
No worries, the Police will sort it out at the gate.

But some people might want to climb the gate to get in

Jaideyone:
zombie so it's now a crime for people to travel when they're not on duty? does he need a valid reason to travel within his own country? did he miss any assembly session while he was away?

Hmmmm

Aikon:
But some people might want to climb the gate to get in

The Police will come with their dogs.

That is what they should have done in the House of Assembly.

No Ab0ki for dare climb fence where Rots dey loose

aljharem:
Good, let him go to his state and leave Lagos. Was he elected in Lagos ?

The new speaker should step down now provided the old and out going speaker provides a valid reason for leaving his duty to go to Ikoyi

Ignorance, they only seat 181 days in a year. He is free to travel anywhere he wants

rebranded:
Ignorance, they only seat 181 days in a year. He is free to travel anywhere he wants

So you think it is only on the days they sit that they are elected for?

Olodo.

Thought Omirin's house is on recess

Jaideyone:
zombie so it's now a crime for people to travel when they're not on duty? does he need a valid reason to travel within his own country? did he miss any assembly session while he was away?

dont mind that idiiiot, he thinks he is making sense with his bullshiit.

Nothing Dey Happen! Hope they are ready to climb the fence and to receive their own share of the tear gas.

Which Supersports channel will show the clash or can I follow it on livescores?

Omirin remains the Speaker

Jonathan and Fayose should call there people to order. Nothing should be done to disrupt the peace in the South West. History has shown that a large number of political disturbance in the Western Region, Western State, Oyo State, Ondo State,etc have led to change of government.

OrlandoOwoh:
Jonathan and Fayose should call there people to order. Nothing should be done to disrupt the peace in the South West. History has shown that a large number of political disturbance in the Western Region, Western State, Oyo State, Ondo State,etc have led to change of government.

You will do nothing.

You will make noise and highest thing you will do is take to the streets and converge in Obalende from where you will listen to Jagaban's slurry slobbering incoherent drug induced speech, Pasuma will entertain (for a fee offcourse), rice will be shared and you will proceed back home.

They report says they were on exile in Lagos

Aikon:
But some people might want to climb the gate to get in

[size=14pt] THAT WILL BE WELCOMED IF POLICE TRY TO STOP THEM FROM DOING WHAT THEY ARE ELECTED TO DO.[/size]

Olaolufred:
[size=14pt] THAT WILL BE WELCOMED IF POLICE TRY TO STOP THEM FROM DOING WHAT THEY ARE ELECTED TO DO.[/size]

Which they spend most times in Ikoyi, Lagos doing, abi?

BackDatAssUp:
Which they spend most times in Ikoyi, Lagos doing, abi?

YOU AS A PERSON MAY BUY A HOUSE IN MAITAMA AND LOCK IT FOR 5 MONTHS AND TRAVEL ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.
HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU BE STOPPED FROM ENTERING IT WHENEVER YOU CHOSE TO?
OR MULTICHOICE RE ALLOCATED YOUR ACCOUNT TO ANOTHER DSTV USER JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE OUT OF NIGERIA FOR 3 MONTHS?
THESE MEN PDP OR APC MEMBERS CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE, BUT MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR SITTING.
IT IS GOOD FOR EACH OF THEM TO ATTEND ALL, BUT THERE IS ALSO MINIMUM NUMBERS THAT MUST BE ATTENDED.

Olaolufred:
YOU AS A PERSON MAY BUY A HOUSE IN MAITAMA AND LOCK IT FOR 5 MONTHS AND TRAVEL ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.
HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU BE STOPPED FROM ENTERING IT WHENEVER YOU CHOSE TO?
OR MULTICHOICE RE ALLOCATED YOUR ACCOUNT TO ANOTHER DSTV USER JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE OUT OF NIGERIA FOR 3 MONTHS?
THESE MEN PDP OR APC MEMBERS CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE, BUT MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR SITTING.
IT IS GOOD FOR EACH OF THEM TO ATTEND ALL, BUT THERE IS ALSO MINIMUM NUMBERS THAT MUST BE ATTENDED.

Legislating is not limited to attending plenary meetings.

Legislators are expected to operate offices within their respective houses whether at the National or State level.

Legislators are expected to also oversee developmental programs within their primary constituencies, liaise with members of their constituencies regarding any issue they may have and also act as the main checking bloc for the executives.

The Speaker is obviously answerable to Tinubu first than to the people of Ekiti.

Stop displaying your ignorance and your partisan support.

Olaolufred:
YOU AS A PERSON MAY BUY A HOUSE IN MAITAMA AND LOCK IT FOR 5 MONTHS AND TRAVEL ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.
HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU BE STOPPED FROM ENTERING IT WHENEVER YOU CHOSE TO?
OR MULTICHOICE RE ALLOCATED YOUR ACCOUNT TO ANOTHER DSTV USER JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE OUT OF NIGERIA FOR 3 MONTHS?
THESE MEN PDP OR APC MEMBERS CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE, BUT MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR SITTING.
IT IS GOOD FOR EACH OF THEM TO ATTEND ALL, BUT THERE IS ALSO MINIMUM NUMBERS THAT MUST BE ATTENDED.

Are you serious?
Stop replying that guy! You won't get anything reasonable from him.

BackDatAssUp:
Legislating is not limited to attending plenary meetings.

Legislators are expected to operate offices within their respective houses whether at the National or State level.

Legislators are expected to also oversee developmental programs within their primary constituencies, liaise with members of their constituencies regarding any issue they may have and also act as the main checking bloc for the executives.

The Speaker is obviously answerable to Tinubu first than to the people of Ekiti.

Stop displaying your ignorance and your partisan support.

WHILE YOUR FIRST 3 PARAGRAPHS ARE RIGHT.
YOU ARE BIASED BY THINKING THAT THEY CAN NEVER DO ANYTHING AGAIN EXCEPT LEGISLATING.

YOUR INSINUATION IN THE LAST TWO ARE YOURS, I RESPECT YOU HAVING YOUR OPINION, IT IS 100% YOURS. SO, I WONT ARGUE YOUR OWN MIND WITH YOU.

Olaolufred:
WHILE YOUR FIRST 3 PARAGRAPHS ARE RIGHT.
YOU ARE BIASRD BY THINKING THAT THEY CAN NEVER DO ANYTHING AGAIN EXCEPT LEGISLATING.

YOUR INSINUATION IN THE LAST TWO ARE YOURS, I RESPECT YOU HAVING YOUR OPINION, IT IS 100% YOURS. SO, I WONT ARGUE YOUR OWN MIND WITH YOU.

Where did I limit their schedule of duties to legislating alone?

Did I not refer to their oversight functions as well?

Do you expect them to do a better job where and when they are remote from their primary duty posts?

If Fayose was to relocate to Lagos, Abuja or abroad will you not condemn him viciously?

ayukdaboss:
Are you serious?
Stop replying that guy! You won't get anything reasonable from him.

BackDatAssUp:
Where did I limit their schedule of duties to legislating alone?

Did I not refer to their oversight functions as well?

Do you expect them to do a better job where and when they are remote from their primary duty posts?

If Fayose was to relocate to Lagos, Abuja or abroad will you not condemn him viciously?

NOT EVEN ONLY FAYOSE, ANY OF OUR POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS ON OCCASIONS HAD REASON TO BE OUT OF DUTY.
IT BECOMES ABNORMAL WHEN THE TIME THEY ARE AWAY IS MORE THAN AT WORK.
IN STATE ASSEMBLIES, THERE ARE MINIMUM ATTENDANCE ACCEPTABLE.

aljharem:
Good, let him go to his state and leave Lagos. Was he elected in Lagos ?

The new speaker should step down now provided the old and out going speaker provides a valid reason for leaving his duty to go to Ikoyi

illiterate

ayukdaboss:
Are you serious?
Stop replying that guy! You won't get anything reasonable from him.

I ASSUMED ANYONE I AM ENGAGING HERE PRODUCTIVELY IS A MATURED MIND UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVEN.
SO GIVE HIM THE BENEFIT.