…vows to challenge his suspension in court
The lawmaker representing Efon constituency, Hon. Adegoke Olajide has said that he has no regret supporting the impeached speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan.
Hon. Olajide was among the six lawmakers suspended for allegedly working with Aribisogan.
In a letter to the Alaaye of Efon, Oba. Emmanuel Adesanya Aladejare and his constituents, explained that his suspension was illegal and would be challenged in the law court.
He said “Let me say that my suspension, along with six other members of the House, is a punishment contrived by persons outside the House of Assembly and outside the Government of Ekiti State because of our decision to exercise our democratic right of choice in support of the election of Rt. Hon. Olugboyega Aribisogan as the new Speaker of the House.
“Rt. Hon. Aribisogan was elected in a legal and transparent election which was conducted in the full glare of journalists and members of the public.
“The unlawful meeting on the floor of the House on Monday was a coup d’etat which was orchestrated to remove him from the exalted office. I want to say quite frankly that I supported, and still support, Rt. Hon. Aribisogan for the Speakership position, for several reasons. Not only he is the only ranking member of the House of Assembly as at today, it was also clearly obvious that he was the better candidate for the office.
“It must also be noted that the Ekiti North Senatorial District which he hails from, was without any of the key Government offices in the State before he was elected as Speaker. For me, supporting Rt. Hon. Aribisogan for the Speakership was the right thing to do and I do not have any regrets for doing so he said”
“As I stated earlier, all resolutions of the unlawful meeting are ultra vires and therefore legally unsustainable. Even if the meeting was lawfully convened, the House of Assembly does not have the power to suspend me because I was not elected in the Chamber. I was elected by the people of Efon constituency and only the people of Efon constituency have the right and power to remove me from the House through a recall process.