Embattled Female Speaker of the Ondo State House Assembly, Jumoke Akindele Resigns

Posted by Thandiubani on Tue 21st Mar, 2017 - tori.ng

The first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly has been forced to resign her position following accusations of corruption.

Embattled Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Jumoke Akindele

The embattled Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Jumoke Akindele, has resigned as the Speaker of the House. Akindele tendered her letter of resignation to the clerk of the house.

The deputy speaker, Fatai Olotu; the Majority Leader, Ifedayo Akinsoyinu; Deputy Majority Leader, Obadiah Vincent; Whip, Adesanya Kemisola, and Parliamentary Secretary, Towase Kuti, also resigned their portfolios.

The resignation of the principal officers was contained in a single letter addressed to the Clerk of the House and dated March 20.

A copy of the letter was submitted to the governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

“We the undersigned hereby resign our positions as principal officers of this august house.

“Our resignation has become imperative in the face of the new geopolitical configuration of the state so that peace which is the hallmark of any administration will continue to reign in the land.

“Moreover, we are desirous of moving the state forward for the benefit of our people.

“We thank the members of management and staff of the assembly for the opportunity given to us to serve,” the letter read in part.

The news was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Segun Ajiboye who said that the letters were officially received on Monday morning.

He said the governor would study the letter before initiating any further steps in the resolution of the crisis.

Akindele before her resignation was the first female speaker in Ondo State. She was elected by the house members in 2014. Akindele was impeached after 13 of the state’s 26 lawmakers announced called for her sack accusing her and her principal officers of a N15million fraud.