Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, during plenary on Tuesday, impeached the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo over alleged embezzlement of funds. Oluomo, representing Ifo State Constituency was impeached over allegations including misconduct, highhandedness, lack of focus and transparency, financial misappropriation, and pursuit of selfish interests. Speaking on behalf of the lawmakers, member Ogun State House of Assembly, representing Obafemi-Owode Constituency, Shoneye Damilola Kayode said, "Oluomo came on board, we never wanted him, but the leadership of the party thought because he was once a speaker we should allow him to continue as a speaker. Kayode said Oluomo embezzled the money entrusted to him by the governor for the lawmakers.
He added that Oluomo kept inciting members against each other.
"We never wanted him, but the leadership of the party thought he was a former speaker, so we should allow him to continue as such.
"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 that the governor has not approved any money, the governor has not been giving us money that we should manage things.
“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 anymore.
"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."
