The Ondo State House of Assembly faces a deepening political crisis as 26 lawmakers split into two rival factions over allegations targeting the speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji for impeachment.
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Our correspondent gathered that the discord centres on the handling of a controversial ₦531.7 billion supplementary budget currently before the Assembly, fueling tensions between lawmakers and the state executive.
One camp accused the speaker of mismanagement, while the other defended his stewardship, insisting that all legislative protocols were followed.
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The crisis escalated following renewed clashes between the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration over the supplementary budget proposal.
