Ekiti State Assembly Appoints New Clerk

Ekiti State Assembly Appoints New Clerk

The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye, has formally endorsed the selection of Titilope Agbede as the new Clerk of the Assembly.

This announcement was made through a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Monday (today) by the Special Adviser on Media to the Speaker, Babjide Agbeyo.

The statement elucidated that the decision to appoint Agbede was reached following an exhaustive evaluation process by Section 9(1) of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Commission Law, 2022.

Ireporteronline reports that Agbede will assume the role of Clerk from the position currently held by the Assembly’s Deputy Clerk, Opeyemi Ajibola, who has been acting since May.

Agbede’s appointment is contingent upon the House’s confirmation of her position.

She hails from Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State and previously served as the Deputy Clerk (Legislative Matters) prior to her elevation to the position of Clerk.

Last weekend, Ireporteronline  reported that the Court of Appeal in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, reinstated Hon. Iroju Ogundeji as the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly.

This comes a year after the end of his previous term.

In a unanimous ruling, Justices Oyebisi Folayemi Omoleye, Frederick Oziakpono-Oho, and Yusuf Alhaji Bashir affirmed the decision made by Justice Akintan Osadebey, which reinstated the two-term legislator representing the Odigbo state constituency.

Previously, the Assembly, led by former Speaker Hon. David Bamidele Oleyeloogun, had suspended Ogundeji from his role and subsequently removed him from the position of Deputy Speaker.

During the remainder of his term, Ogundeji served while under suspension.

Dissatisfied with this outcome, Ogundeji, through his attorney, Oluwanike Omotayo Esq, sought judicial intervention to annul both his suspension as a lawmaker and his removal from the Deputy Speaker position.

Omotayo argued before the court that the Assembly’s actions were invalid, as the impeachment process did not adhere to constitutional protocols.

The counsel further contended that Ogundeji’s removal violated Order Two, Section 9 (1-10) of the State House of Assembly’s rules and standing orders, which stipulate that a two-thirds majority is required to impeach any principal officer.