Two state Houses of Assembly were on Tuesday impeached their principal officers.
While the Gombe lawmakers impeached their Speaker, Hon. Abubakar Sadiq Ibrahim, their Ondo counterparts replaced their deputy Speaker, Ogundeji Iroju with Aderoboye Samuel.
Hon Abubakar Mohammed was elected as the new Speaker for Gombe House of Assembly.
However, the motion for the removal of Iroju was moved by Tomide Akinrogunde following a parliamentary resolution where the former Deputy Speaker was alleged of gross misconduct which the lawmakers said was inimical to the progress of the Assembly.
The resolution was said to have been signed by 20 lawmakers which was said to be in line with the Standing Order of the Assembly.
Following the election of a new Deputy Speaker, the Assembly also witnessed major shakeups with the lawmaker representing Owo Constituency 1, Hon. Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, appointed as the new Majority Leader while Hon. Akingbaso Festus, representing Idanre State Constituency is the new Minority Leader and Hon. Taofeeq Mohammed is the new Chief Whip of the House.
Iroju was among the four suspended lawmakers who were reinstated by the Court of Appeal on November 18 but were prevented from gaining entrance into the Assembly despite the court order.
On July 8, 2020, Iroju and two suspended lawmakers (Hon. Wale Williams and Hon. Favour Tomomewo, Hon. Tomide Akinribido) were suspended indefinitely by the leadership of the Assembly over what was described as unparliamentary acts.
Meanwhile, Iroju has described his removal as the height of Illegality which will not stand.
He said the process was a ruse because the House needed 26 lawmakers to effect his removal.
