THE State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, today, quashed the impeachment and suspension of a former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dare Kadiri.
Kadiri who represents the Ijebu-North II State Constituency alongside another lawmaker representing Remo North State Constituency, Solomon Oshowere, was suspended over allegations bordering on breach of the rights and privileges of the state legislature.
Describing it as unconstitutional, Justice O. A. Onafowokan of the High Court 3, Abeokuta judicial division, while delivering judgment in a suit brought before the court held that the lawmaker’s suspension was an “abuse of power and abuse of office by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, the House of Assembly and the Clerk of the House”.
The court further ordered that all emoluments due to the former deputy speaker be paid immediately by the state House of Assembly.
