Ondo Assembly Crisis: Court serves Ondo Speaker contempt over failure to obey Court ruling

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By Mayowa Olumuyiwa

The Ondo State High Court had on Friday served the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun, form 48, indicating a contempt against the court.

It would be recalled that there has been a long lingering crisis in the Ondo House of Assembly. According to classified findings by KaftanPost correspondent, this clash had festered too long, resulting to the polarisation of the Assembly.

Meanwhile, nine lawmakers who moved against impeachment of the deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, after dumping the APC in June, 2020 to contest the governorship primaries of the PDP had since been sidelined in the scheme of happenings in the parliament. They perceived the pro-Agboola caucus were suspended from the Assembly indefinitely.

The nine members had approached the Court to nullify their suspension which was granted.

The case had been appealed by the Oleyelogun-led house while also seeking for stay of execution. The stay of execution had since been thrown out by the appellate court.

The nine lawmakers are being denied access to the assembly even after the appellate court judgment ruled that they should be reinstated.

Oleyeloogun however denied the allegation, saying the House is on recess.

KaftanPost correspondent gathered that the lawmakers went back to the High Court to complain about the House Speaker, Oleyeloogun’s refusal to obey the Court rule.

Consequently, the Court on Thursday issued form 48, that is, Contempt of Court form against the Speaker.

Speaking to the newsmen in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on the implication of form 48, a Lawyer who pleaded anonymity said by virtue of the recent development, the Speaker would have to explain to the Court why its judgment had not been obeyed.

The lawyer added that such action by the Speaker may land him a jail term.

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