BREAKING: Police Supervise Thugs Attack On Ondo Assembly As Members Impeach Speaker, Deputy
The speaker of the Ondo state house of Assembly, Bamidele Oloyelogun and his deputy, Iroju Ogundeji have been impeached by members of the house.
A new Speaker and Deputy have emerged in the Ondo State House of Assembly.
Mr Olamide George from Akure North emerged the New Speaker, while Mr Abimbola Fajolu from Ile oluji/Okeigbo constituency emerged the deputy.
The change was effected at a rowdy plenary, where Princess Jumoke Akindele was picked as acting speaker before the emergence of the new leadership.
The house in carrying out the change, said the leaders were involved in “gross misconduct”.
However, Political thugs allegedly sponsored by the ousted leaders and the chairman of the APC in Ondo state have attacked the assembly complex. Beating up both Honourable members and staff while being supervised by policemen on duty.
Beauty of democracy
THE APC CHAIRMAN INVITED THE THUGS WHILE THE POLICE FOLDED THEIR ARMS AS HONOURABLE MEMBERS AND ASSEMBLY WORKERS WERE BEING ASSAULTED. THE POLICE COMMISSIONER AND DCP OPERATIONS WERE IN THE COMPLEX WHEN THE THUGS STORMED THE PREMISES SHOOTING AND BEATING UP ANYONE FOUND AROUND. IRONICALLY AFTER THE PLENARY WAS ADJOURNNED AND MEMBERS WERE IN THE SPEAKER’S OFFICE AS USUAL, THE POLICE TEAM CAME IN WHILE RT HON SPEAKER OLAMIDE GEORGE WAS ADDRESSING THE PRESS. DCP ABDULLAHI TRIED TO STOP SPEAKER OLAMIDE GEORGE FROM ADDRESSING THE PRESS. MEMBERS PROTESTED. POLICE COMMISSIONER WANTED TO ARREST RT HON MALACHI COKER BUT ALL INSISTED CP WOULD HAVE TO ARREST ALL MEMBERS THEN. BUT AS THE THREATS FROM POLICE DCP WAS BEING PROTESTED, APC CHAIRMAN ADETIMEHIN RECEIVED A CALL FROM IDAJO WHO ASKED IF HIS BOYS SHOULD COME. ADETIMEHIN ASKED HIM TO COME AND THE THUGS CAME IN SHOOTING AND BEATING ANYONE THEY COULD HOLD. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY POLICE AND THE POLICE TEAM WHO WERE THREATENING THE NEW SPEAKER AND MEMBERS EARLIER COULD NOT RAISE A FINGER TO PROTECT NEMBERS BEING ASSAULTED. RATHER, THEY SUPERVISED THE BRUTALISATION. EVIDENTLY, THE POLICE AUTHORITY IN ONDO STATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NURTW LEADERSHIP IN THE STATE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR PARTISANSHIP AND RESOLVE TO EXPOSE MEMBERS TO DANGER. THEY WERE WORKING FOR THE IMPEACHED SPEAKER AND DEPUTY THE POLICE HARASSED MEMBERS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER BUT WATCHED AS THE THUGS WENT AFTER THE LIVES OF MEMBERS AND ASSEMBLY WORKERS.