The suspension of Dare Kadiri, a former deputy speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, was overturned by an Ogun State High Court in Abeokuta due to constitutional violations.
Justice O. A. Onafowokan ruled that the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, the House of Assembly and the Clerk of the House had abused their positions of authority, and ordered the state House of Assembly to pay Kadiri any emoluments due promptly.
It will be recalled that the House, in September 2022, suspended Kadiri and one other, Solomon Osho, representing Remo North State Constituency, over allegations bordering on breach of the rights and privileges of the state legislature.
At a plenary presided by the Speaker at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the House said the lawmakers were suspended in line with the provisions of sections 14 and 15 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017.
The Speaker claimed during the session that the document containing the suspension of the lawmakers had been signed by the appropriate number of colleague lawmakers; hence it needs no other procedure before implementation.
However, the House later pardoned and recalled Osho while Kadiri was approached the court to challenge his suspension.
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