Hon. Kunle Oluomo has been impeached as the speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly following alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness, and related offences.
Eighteen of the 36 members of the State Assembly voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at the plenary session on Tuesday.
The Assembly immediately elected a member, Oludaisi Elemide, as the new Speaker.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Oluomo on September 6, 2022, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, regarding alleged N2.475 billion in money laundering.
Oluomo was arraigned alongside three others: Oladapo Samuel, Adeyemo Taiwo, and Adeyanju Nimota Amoke (now at large) on 11 counts of conspiracy, forgery, stealing, and money laundering preferred against them by the EFCC.
The EFCC’s prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), told the court that the defendants committed the alleged offences between 2019 and 2022.
He said that the incident took place in Ogun State.
Oyedepo told the court that they stole N2.475 billion from the Ogun State House of Assembly treasury.
