Ekiti House of Assembly speaker finally impeached...he reacts: "I am still speaker"

The seven members of the Ekiti House of Assembly, who are PDP members, have impeached

The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, has been impeached by seven members of the house who are all PDP members.

Omirin was impeached on Thursday in the same manner in which the same seven lawmakers sat on Monday to approve the commissioner nominees and local government caretaker committees sent to the House by Governor Ayodele Fayose.

The lawmakers elected Dele Olugbemi as the new speaker. Olugbemi was also appointed as the Protem Speaker on Monday.

However, Omirin has reacted, saying that he remains speaker. Dailypost quotes Wale Olujobi, Special Adviser on Media to the Speaker as saying: “just like on Monday, they were shielded by policemen in a convoy of several cars bearing registration numbers of Government House vehicles. They didn’t allow reporters in. They brought just one reporter into the chamber while members of NUJ in the state were not informed. By the time journalists heard of the sitting and raced to the Assembly, they had already concluded their assignment.

Olujobi further disclosed that the sacked Speaker, Omirin has, however declared that he is still the Speaker and that members of the APC will resume duties at the House next Monday to take over the leadership of the House".