We Impeached Oluomo Because He Doesn’t Give us Money – Ogun Lawmakers
Fresh revelations have surfaced regarding the events leading to the impeachment of Hon. Kunle Oluomo, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly.
DAILY POST disclosed that Oluomo was ousted on Tuesday, and Hon. Oludaisi Elemide was appointed as his successor.
Oluomo had been facing allegations, including financial fraud and inadequate leadership of the state Assembly.
Providing further insight into the situation, Hon. Soneye Damilola Kayode, representing Obafemi Owode Constituency, revealed that Oluomo had falsely claimed that Governor Dapo Abiodun was not providing funds to the House.
Kayode stated that members discovered that the Speaker had not been transparent about the financial support from the governor. He alleged that Oluomo misappropriated the funds intended for the lawmakers, accusing him of embezzlement.
Moreover, Kayode accused Oluomo of deliberately sowing discord among the Assembly members.
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“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 name with the EFCC.”
