The embattled Speaker, Ondo State House Assembly, Mrs. Jumoke
Akindele, on Monday, resigned her position as the leader of the House.
Akindele,
who assumed the position as the first female speaker in Ondo State in
2014, and five principal officers of the Assembly had sent their letter
of resignation to the state Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu.
The
principal officers that resigned with Akindele are the Deputy Speaker,
Mr. Fatai Olotu; the Majority Leader, Mr. Ifedayo Akinsoyinu; the Deputy
Majority Leader, Mr. Obadiah Vincent; the Whip, Mrs. Adesanya Kemisola;
and the Assistant Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Towase Kuti.
The
resignation letter was jointly signed by the six former principal
officers of the Assembly, who also gave a condition that the Malahi
Coker’s faction should also resign.
The
letter read in part, “Our resignation has become imperative in the face
of the new geographical configuration of the state so that peace, which
is the hallmark of any administration, will continue to reign in the
land.
“Moreover, we are desirous of moving the state forward for the benefit of our people.”
Akindele,
Olotu and Akinsoyinu were impeached by 13 of the 26 lawmakers for
alleged involvement in financial misappropriation in February, 2017.
Coker,
Ayodele Arowele and Olamide George were subsequently elected as the
speaker, the deputy speaker and the major leader respectively in acting
capacity.
Meanwhile, the Assembly, which was sealed off by the
police in February following the leadership crisis in the House, was
reopened for sitting on Monday as the factional leader, Coker, presided
over the plenary session as a the speaker.
The session was attended by the 12 lawmakers in the Coker faction.
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