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Ekiti Assembly Lifts Suspension Of Erring Lawmaker

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Ekiti Assembly Lifts Suspension Of Erring Lawmaker

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension on Honourable Adekemi Balogun.

Naija News reports that Balogun was among the seven lawmakers suspended for working with the impeached speaker, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan.

According to the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Hon. Adeoye Stephen Aribasoye, the decision was reached at the parliamentary sitting on Monday.

Aribasoye said the decision is consequent upon consideration of her letter of apology and the fulfillment of other conditions attached to reinstatement.

He, therefore, said Balogun has been readmitted to the house with all her rights and privileges restored.

Adeleke Suspends OSIEC Chairman, Members

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has ordered the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), Segun Oladitan.

Naija News reports that the governor made this known in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tesleem Igbalaye, on Monday.

The statement added that the governor also ordered the suspension of six members of the Commission with immediate effect.

It said the chairman and the members were suspended based on several petitions bordering on financial impropriety, dereliction of duty, absenteeism, and abuse of office.

Ige Olugbenga is a fine-grained journalist. He loves the smell of a good lead and has a penchant for finding out something nobody else knows.