Suspected thugs disrupt Ondo Speaker’s impeachment bid

Suspected thugs disrupted the Ondo State House of Assembly's attempt to impeach Speaker Olamide Oladiji over allegations of financial misconduct. According to Punch, the incident occurred as lawmakers pursued the impeachment process.

The spokesperson for the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olatunji Ifabiyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the impeachment process against Oladiji was still on course, despite reconciliation efforts led by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Ifabiyi denied that the process had been abandoned, saying lawmakers were still determined to impeach the Speaker.

Oladiji, however, denied any impeachment process against him, stating that issues leading to the crisis had been resolved through the governor's and All Progressives Congress leadership's intervention. TheCable reported that tension heightened at the Ondo state house of assembly as suspected thugs invaded the premises.

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