Lawmakers Move To Impeach Speaker Over Alleged ₦50 Million “Diversion”

<h4>Lawmakers Move To Impeach Speaker<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment proceedings against the Speaker&comma; Olamide Oladiji&comma; over allegations of gross misconduct&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is according to impeachment notice endorsed by 12 members of the House&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The notice was signed electronically by the following members&colon; Hon Jide Oguntodu &lpar;Akure South 1&rpar;&comma; Hon Temitope Akomolafe &lpar;Ifedore&rpar;&comma; Hon Fatai Atere &lpar;Akoko North&sol;West 1&rpar;&comma; Hon Toyin Japhet &lpar;Akoko North East&rpar;&comma; Hon Raymond Daodu &lpar;Akoko South West 1&rpar;&comma; Hon Samuel Ifabiyi &lpar;Odigbo 1&rpar;&comma; Hon Babatunde Fasonu &lpar;Odigbo 2&rpar;&comma; Hon &lpar;Princess&rpar; Oluwatosin Ogunlowo &lpar;Idanre&rpar;&comma; Hon Afe Felix &lpar;Akoko North&sol;West 2&rpar;&comma;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;punchng&period;com"> Hon Nelson Akinsuroju<&sol;a> &lpar;Ile-Oluji&sol;Oke-Igbo&rpar;&comma; Rt&period; Hon &lpar;Prince&rpar; Akinruntan Abayomi &lpar;Ilaje 1&rpar;&comma; and Hon Stephen Abitogun &lpar;Akure South 2&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31106" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31106" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31106" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;File-300x150&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Lawmakers Move To Impeach Speaker Over Alleged ₦50 Million &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Diversion”" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"150" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31106" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Speaker Olamide Oladiji<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The Speaker is accused of having &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;committed acts constituting gross misconduct&comma;” including&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Diversion of the sum of Fifty Million Naira &lpar;₦50&comma;000&comma;000&period;00&rpar; lawfully appropriated for the conduct of a public hearing&semi; Misappropriation of monthly operational grants of the House&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawmakers stated that the alleged acts &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;contravene the following applicable provisions of law”&colon; Paragraph 9&comma; Part I&comma; Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution on prohibition of abuse of office&semi; the Seventh Schedule relating to violation of the Oath of Office and Oath of Allegiance&semi; Section 19 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act on abuse of office&semi; and Section 390 of the Criminal Code Act on stealing by a public officer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They further argued that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the said infractions amount to gross misconduct within the meaning ascribed by Section 188&lpar;11&rpar; of the Constitution… and have gravely impaired the institutional integrity and lawful operations of the House&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Citing Section 92&lpar;4&rpar;&lpar;c&rpar; of the 1999 Constitution&comma; the lawmakers resolved that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;a Vote of No Confidence be and is hereby passed upon Rt&period; Hon&period; Olamide Oladiji&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They also directed that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the said Rt&period; Hon&period; Olamide Oladiji be invited by the Chairman&comma; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar;&semi; for immediate investigation&comma; prosecution &lpar;where applicable&rpar;&comma; and recovery of all misappropriated public funds&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The resolution was &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th Day of November&comma; 2025&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;14977" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-14977" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-14977" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;06&sol;APC-Nigeria-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-300x169&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Lawmakers Move To Impeach Speaker Over Alleged ₦50 Million &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Diversion”" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"169" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-14977" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Ondo State government governed by APC<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;