New revelations have surfaced surrounding the impeachment of the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kunle Oluomo.
According to Daily Post, Hon. Oludaisi Elemide has been appointed as the new Speaker following the impeachment.
Oluomo faced allegations ranging from financial fraud to inadequate leadership within the state Assembly.
Shedding light on the situation, Hon. Soneye Damilola Kayode, representing Obafemi Owode Constituency, disclosed that Oluomo had misled members by falsely claiming that Governor Dapo Abiodun was not allocating funds to the House.
Kayode revealed that members later discovered that Oluomo had been receiving money from the governor, which he allegedly embezzled. The former Speaker was also accused of inciting discord among members.
“We never wanted him, but the leadership of the party thought he was a former Speaker, so we should allow him to continue as a Speaker. We all agreed as faithful party persons,” stated Kayode.
He continued, “Now the situation is: Oluomo will go everywhere; he will come to us as members and tell us the governor has not approved for us any money, the governor has not given us any money, and that we should manage. We keep managing. We later found out that the governor had been giving us money.”
Kayode provided an example of Oluomo’s alleged mismanagement, citing the quarters allowance, where funds allocated for renovation were purportedly misappropriated.
In response to the accusations, the House has changed its leadership, with Hon. Elemide now at the helm. Kayode concluded, “He (Oluomo) should go and clear his name with the EFCC.”
