The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Debo Ogundoyin during the plenary on Tuesday has removed Honourable Olamide Akinajo as Chairman House Committee on Works and Transport.
Honorrable Akinajo was said to have been removed without the knowledge of the principal officers of the house and without the recourse to the selection committee according to the House of Assembly ground rules.
Honourable Kehinde Taofeek Olatunde from Akinyele Constituency II who is also the Chairman House Committee on Appropriations has been ordered to replace Hon. Akinajo immediately.
In response to the allegation that the removal was done without the consent on principal officers of the house, one of the aides of the speaker who spoke with OYOMIND.COM.NG said it was a unanimous decision of the house and that the principal officers were duly consulted.
According to the house rule “The Speaker has the powers to review the performance of the Chairmen and Deputy Chairman of Committees and remove them in consultation with the principal Officers” he said.
