Kunle Oluomo has been ousted from his position as the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly. The impeachment occurred during a plenary session on Tuesday, where 18 out of the 36 members voted to remove Oluomo from office. The grounds for his impeachment include alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness, and related offenses.

Following Oluomo's removal, the Assembly swiftly elected Oludaisi Elemide as the new Speaker. In his inaugural address, the new Speaker called for calm among the members and clarified that the impeachment was not aimed at the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, as speculated in some quarters. He emphasised that the development falls within the members' constitutional rights to choose their House leaders.

The House adjourned plenary for a two-week period, with the new Speaker now in possession of the maze, the symbol of authority of the House.

It is worth noting that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had previously arraigned Oluomo on September 6, 2022, before a Federal High Court in Lagos on charges of alleged N2.475bn money laundering. Oluomo, along with three others, faced 11 counts of conspiracy, forgery, stealing, and money laundering.

The EFCC's prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), informed the court that the defendants committed the offences between 2019 and 2022 in Ogun State, stealing the sum of N2.475bn from the treasury of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Oluomo was granted bail while the trial continues.