Ogun assembly speaker’s sacking not about me – Gov. Abiodun

Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun State, has said that the removal of Kunle Oluomo as speaker of the state assembly was not a ploy to get at him.

Abiodun, in his official reaction to Oluomo’s removal by 18 lawmakers, said that the government and the party had waded into the assembly dispute. Abiodun said instead the assembly members reaffirmed their loyalty to his government.

“It is the prerogative of members of the House of Assembly to choose their leadership in line with the constitution and the law guiding the conduct of the Assembly,” Abiodun said in the statement released by Kayode Akinmade, his press secretary.

He added that “the Ogun State Government, along with the party leadership, have intervened to ensure that whatever disagreement members have is resolved peacefully and amicably, so that the delivery of democratic dividends to our people will not be hampered in any way.”

“The Ogun State Government considers all members of the House of Assembly as partners in the building of our future agenda and will always prioritise issues that affect them.”

The lawmakers elected Oludaisi Elemide as the new speaker of the assembly.