Impeachment: Court nullifies suspension of Ondo lawmaker

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has nullified the indefinite suspension placed on a member of the state House of Assembly, Mr Tomide Akinribido.

Akinribido, a member of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) representing Ondo West Constituency 1, in the assembly, was one of the nine lawmakers who opposed the impeachment move against the deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, a few months ago.

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He was suspended indefinitely in August by the leadership of the House over alleged gross misconduct.

Displeased with the action of the assembly, the aggrieved legislator approached the high court to challenge the action.

Delivering judgement, Justice Ademola Bola ruled that the assembly had no power to place indefinite suspension on lawmakers, saying it could only regulate actions of its members and mete out disciplinary actions on them.