Court sacks Ondo deputy speaker, reinstates Ogundeji

• Published date: 12 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

An Ondo State High Court has sacked Samuel Aderoboye as deputy speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly.

It ordered the reinstatement of Ogundeji Iroju as the deputy speaker.

Justice Adetan Osadebey, in the judgment in a suit filed by Ogundeji, described as illegal, null and void, the purported removal of Ogundeji as the deputy speaker on November 24, 2020 by some members of the assembly.

Justice Osadebey said Ogundeji was not given fair hearing, insisting that the purported impeachment was carried out before a panel to investigate him was set up.

She held that Ogundeji was not personally served by the impeachment proceedings, which made it a nullity.

The judge also ruled that there was no parliamentary resolution before the purported impeachment was carried out and that not all lawmakers were present during the impeachment as required by the rules of the assembly and...