Peter Dada, Akure
The Ondo State House of Assembly complex was reopened on Wednesday for workers after weeks of closure by the police.
The state commissioner of police, Mrs. Hilda Harriason, ordered the complex to be closed, following a crisis among the lawmakers
Sequel to the development, the two factions of the Assembly were said to have been warned not to sit in the chamber until further notice.
It was gathered that the two factions of the house had agreed to meet today (Thursday) to resolve the crisis amicably.
It was also learnt that the issue of who would be the Speaker of the Assembly would top the agenda at the meeting since the current speaker, Mrs. Jumoke Akindele, had agreed to resign.
The factional crisis of the assembly began in January following the emergence of Mr. Malachi Coker and Ayodele Arowele as speaker and deputy speaker respectively after Akindele was purportedly impeached.
The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr. Siji Akindiose, who spoke with our correspondent on Wednesday confirmed that the two factions had agreed to meet before the end of the week.
He said, “It is now clear that the reason behind the crisis in the house has gone beyond the issue of the N15m they were talking about. By the grace of God, we are going to meet and resolve the matter before the end of this week.”
It was gathered that Coker’s group approached Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for recognition but the governor was said to have turned them down.
He was said to have advised the House to reconcile its differences amicably.
Copyright PUNCH.
All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Contact: editor@punchng.com
from Punch Newspapers http://ift.tt/2lADn4F
via IFTTT
No comments:
Post a Comment