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Ekiti Legal Icons Frown At Aribisogan's Removal As House Speaker

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Ekiti Legal Icons Frown At Aribisogan's Removal As House Speaker

Seven legal icons of Ekiti State extraction have frowned at the recent impeachment of the Speaker of the state's House of Assembly, Honourable Gboyega Aribisogan, by some lawmakers loyal to former Governor Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi).

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The Senior Advocates of Nigeria who signed a statement to express their disgust include Chief Afe Babalola, Chief Wole Olanipekun, Femi Falana, Dele Adesina, Olu Daramola, Dayo Akinlaja, and Gboyega Oyewole. They expressed shock at the indifference of Governor Biodun Oyebanji.

The statement reads in part, "To say the very least, the situation in the Ekiti State House of Assembly should be of extremely grave concern to every decent and discerning mind.

"Before going further, it is pertinent to underscore the prime importance of the State House of Assembly in the affairs of any State in the country.

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"By virtue of Section 92 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), once elected by the members of the House, as done in the case of Aribisogan, the Speaker shall continue to be in office during the lifespan of the particular House except, inter alia, removed from office by a resolution of the House of Assembly by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the House.

"From the short background above, it is plain as day that the elected Speaker was not allowed to function in office for the spate of one day before the sealing off of the Complex.

"Pray, therefore, at what point in time could he have committed any infraction of the constitution, any other law or the Rules of the House to warrant his supposed removal?," the statement added.

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