The Ekiti House of Assembly on
Tuesday banned former Deputy Speaker and member of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Hon. Segun Adewumi, representing Ekiti West constituency 1, for six
weeks for alleged legislative misconduct.
The suspension of the former
Deputy Speaker was attributed to undue interruption of the Speaker, Hon
Adeniran Alagbada, while presiding over the House at the plenary on Tuesday.
Following altercation between the
two high-profile members of the legislative arm, the Speaker was said to have
exercised his powers and banned him in accordance with section 17 of the
house’s standing order.
According to the Speaker, the
former Deputy Speaker during the period on suspension will be prevented from
participating in any plenary session, but could only be involved in off-plenary
activities of the house.
“I am still the presiding officer
of this house and it constitutes an infraction for any member to interrupt me
when I preside, except you have an observation to make.
“But with what transpired today,
it seems Hon. Adewumi did not make any observation but only wanted to stall
this proceeding and he is hereby banned for six weeks”.
Other lawmakers, in their
submissions, agreed, with the action, saying the Speaker didn’t circumvent the
constitution and standing order in meting out the punitive measure on Adewumi.
After the pronouncement, the
lawmaker was said to have been ushered out of the hallowed chambers by the
sergeant-at-arms.
Discussing other issues of public
importance after the initial snag, a bill for a law to repeal Ekiti state
official logo amendment law number 28 of 2014 and to re-enact Ekiti state
government official logo law 2011 was passed by the Assembly.
The bill, which passed through
the first reading, was subjected to the second reading where it was debated by
members and consequently passed through the third reading.
Also, the Ekiti state development
and investment promotion Agency Bill 2019 also passed through the first reading
and committed to another legislative day for further legislative processes.
However, the screening and
confirmation of some political appointees at the House fixed for today was
shifted on the request of the Executive.
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