Impeachment ​‌‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​​‌‌​‍⁠‌​process against Ondo speaker on course — Assembly spokesperson

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The spokesperson for the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olatunji Ifabiyi, says the impeachment process against the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, is actively on course.

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Ifabiyi, who spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday, dismissed reports that the impeachment process had been abandoned.

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He emphasised that the lawmakers have not dropped plans to impeach the Speaker, despite the ongoing reconciliation efforts.

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“We have been hearing reports that we have stopped the process; that is not correct. It is misinformation. We are still on it. He cannot continue as our Speaker.

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“Although Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been speaking with some of us, that does not stop the impeachment process. There is no going back,” the Assembly spokesperson said.

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Reacting, Oladiji denied any impeachment process against him, saying the issues that led to the crisis had been resolved through the intervention of the governor and the All Progressives Congress leadership.

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“There is nothing like an impeachment process because the issues have been resolved. There is no impeachment.

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“Mr Governor and other leaders of the party have intervened, and today we are expected to hold our parliamentary meeting,” the Speaker said in a statement.

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He also explained that an earlier misunderstanding involving some visitors to the Assembly complex on Thursday had been resolved.

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He explained that the three youth leaders seen at the Assembly complex were there to collect recruitment forms when some lawmakers questioned their presence at the premises.

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“I came out of my office and explained to the members that they were my guests and had visited the Assembly on previous occasions.

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“They did not harass anyone, but some members insisted they should leave.

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“We were able to resolve the matter, and there was nothing like an impeachment notice or impeachment process,” Oladiji said.

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