More details have emerged about the events that led to the impeachment of Hon. Kunle Oluomo, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly.
According to Platinum Times, Oluomo was impeached on Tuesday, and Hon Oludaisi Elemide was selected as the new Speaker.
Oluomo had also faced allegations of financial theft and bad state Assembly leadership.
Hon Soneye Damilola Kayode, who represents the Obafemi Owode Constituency, stated that Oluomo lied about the governor, Dapo Abiodun, not giving the House money.
Kayode stated that members discovered that the Speaker had not informed them that the governor had been paying them money.
He claims Oluomo embezzled the money allocated to him by the governor for the lawmakers.
He further said that Oluomo was constantly pushing members to turn on one another.
“We never wanted him, but the leadership of the party thought he was a former Speaker, so we should allow him to continue as a Speaker. We all agreed as faithful party persons.
“Now the situation is: Oluomo will go everywhere; he will come to us as members and tell us the governor has not approved for us any money, the governor has not given us any money, and that we should manage.
“We keep managing. We later found out that the governor had been giving us money. He takes a memo to the governor, the governor gives him money, and he comes back to tell us he did not give him any money.
“Let me give you a good example of this: the quarters allowance. When we came back, the governor gave us money for renovation. Oluomo took the remaining one and embezzled it.
“Now, 18 of us came together and said we cannot be the same. How can we manage our future? He keeps inciting members against each other. This is so bad we cannot take it any more.
“We have now changed the leadership of the House. The House is now under the leadership of Hon Elemide and we remain the same. He (Oluomo) should go and clear his