Kunle Oluomo has been impeached as Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly.
At Tuesday’s plenary session, 18 of the State Assembly’s 26 members decided to impeach Oluomo.
Oluomo was impeached for alleged misappropriation of funds, highhandedness, and other charges.
The Assembly quickly elected Oludaisi Elemide as the next Speaker.
On September 6, 2022, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Oluomo in a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly laundering N2.475 billion.
Oluomo was arraigned alongside three others: Oladapo Samuel, Adeyemo Taiwo, and Adeyanju Nimota Amoke (now at large) on 11 counts of conspiracy, forgery, stealing, and money laundering preferred against them by the EFCC.
The EFCC’s prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) had told the court that the defendants committed the alleged offences between 2019 and 2022.
He said that the incident took place in Ogun State.
Oyedepo told the court that they stole the sum of N2.475bn from the treasury of the Ogun State House of Assembly.
Oluomo was, however, granted bail while the trial continues.
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18 out of the 26 members reportedly impeach Speaker of Ogun state House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, replace him with Oludare Elemide. pic.twitter.com/GsFxrH0QEz
— Nifemi Oguntoye?? (@nifemioguntoye) January 23, 2024
“We removed our Speaker because he is chopping alone, he always tell us no money” ~ Ogun Assembly members on why they removed House Speaker Oluomo.
One thing about politicians is that they don’t fight because lack of good governance, it’s always about money and power. pic.twitter.com/csPwgAl9Um
— Tonye Barcanista (@TonyeBarcanista) January 23, 2024