The Ogun State House of Assembly has suspended a serving lawmaker and former Deputy Speaker of the assembly, Dare Kadiri, indefinitely.
Kadiri, representing Ijebu North II constituency, was suspended alongside Solomon Osho (Remo North) over “breach of the assembly’s rights and privileges.”
Their suspension was announced at plenary on Tuesday by the embattled speaker, Olakunle Oluomo.
Recall that Kadiri had written a petition which led to the ongoing trial of Oluomo by the EFCC over alleged N2.5bn fraud.
Oluomo was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos last Tuesday for allegedly diverting N2.5bn belonging to the assembly.
Others arraigned alongside the speaker were the Clerk of the House, Taiwo Adeyemo, and Oladayo Samuel, the Director of Finance.
The trio was, however, admitted to bail by the court. Kadiri was impeached as the Deputy Speaker over alleged gross misconduct in March 2021.
The speaker explained that the lawmakers violated Section 17 “of the legislative house power and privileges.”
While Kadiri has not reacted to the development, Osho said the suspension did not followed due process.
“I didn’t commit any offense; I don’t consider the suspension as anything tangible. No due process was followed; I was not given a fair hearing. The speaker just came and announced that two honourable members are being suspended until further notice without reading out the charges or the offences committed,” he said.
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