Oluomo Impeached As Speaker

Kunle Oluomo has been impeached as the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly.

Eighteen of the 36 members of State Assembly voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at plenary session today.

Oluomo was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness and related offences.

The Assembly immediately elected a member, Oludaisi Elemide, as the new Speaker.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC had on September 6, 2022, arraigned Oluomo before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over an alleged N2.475billon Naira 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.