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Ondo House of Assembly Set to Impeach Agboola

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The Ondo State House of Assembly has moved to serve impeachment notice on the embattled Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi.

The lawmakers at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun alleged the deputy governor of gross misconducts.

Citing necessary portion of the constitution, the Speaker directs that the notice be served on the deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi.

Mr Oleyelogun claimed that fourteen members signed the document backing the impeachment process.

Radio Nigeria correspondent, Olumide Abudu reports that the event took a different turn as nine members led by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, dissociated self from the purported impeachment process based on personal convictions.

The nine members noted that the fourteen members who claimed to have signed the document failed to meet quorum as stipulated in the constitution maintaining that such move would not work out.

Meanwhile security had earlier been beefed up at the entrance to the assembly complex to avoid unforeseen circumstances.

Olumide Abudu

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ODHA Orders Oil Company to Clean Up Communities

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The Ondo State House of Assembly, ODHA, has called on the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited to ensure clean up of communities affected by inferno at Ojumole Oil Well of the company.

The oil company was also mandated by the lawmakers to establish an administrative office in Ilaje Local Government Area.

The lawmakers made the call when representatives of the company appeared before the House Ad-hoc committee on the investigation of the fire incident.

The Committee Chairman, Prince Abayomi Akinruntan commended the oil company’s efforts at attending to the fire incident after the public hearing on the issue.

Prince Akinruntan informed the management of the oil company to promptly notify the House of all their major activities in the affected communities.

Meanwhile the secretary of the ad hoc committee, Mr. Benjamin Jaiyeola briefed journalists on the outcome of a closed door meeting between the lawmakers, representatives of the affected communities and officials of the oil company.

In the resolutions, the oil company was mandated to establish a permanent health facility and create jobs for the youths in the host communities.

Olumide Abudu