10 Lawmakers Appoint Protem Speaker, Clear Fayose's Commissioner nominees

17 Nov 2014

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Add captiSpeaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Adewale Omirinon

•  APC Brands Sitting Illegal, Says Only Seven Members Held Plenary

In the absence of the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Adewale Omirin and some All Progressives Congress
lawmakers, ten Assembly members out of  26  members, on Monday appointed a Protem speaker, Hon Dele Olugbemi  to preside.

They purportedly ratified three nominated commissioners sent before it by Governor Ayodele Fayose.

In a similar manner, the lawmakers gave Fayose the nod to appoint 12  Special Advisers and powers to constitute the transition

committees for all the sixteen Local Government Areas of the State pending the time election will be held  at the third tier of Government.

Olugbemi,  who was one of the APC lawmakers that defected during Fayose’s inauguration, became the Speaker Protempore, following a  motion moved by minority leader  and the Leader of Government Business, Hon Samuel Ajibola , relying on Section 27 of the Standing Order.

The Assembly, comprising  26  members, has seven PDP Lawmakers following the defection of six APC Lawmakers to the ruling party, and 19 APC lawmakers
.
Though, ten people sat to conduct the affairs of the House during the plenary, but there were arguments from the Publicity Secretary of the APC, Hon Taiwo Olatunbosun   that only seven of them were authentic members.

Olatunbosun, who described the ‘invasion’ as a coup against democracy and the rule of law, said whatever action taken by the Lawmakers and those whose appointments were ratified, go to nullity.

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Source:thisdaylive/Olakiitan victor