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Ekiti Assembly Elects First Female Speaker After Impeaching Aribisogan

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has elected a new Speaker.

She’s the Assembly Chief Whip, Rt. Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba from Emure Constituency.

Adelugba replaced the former Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan who was impeached today.

Aribisogan was removed from seat barely six days in office.

He was impeached and suspended indefinitely by seventeen lawmakers, for blocking the passage of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill.

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Aribisogan was immediately replaced by the Assembly Chief Whip, Rt. Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba from Emure Constituency, who was unanimously elected new Speaker by all the 17 lawmakers present at a plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Hakeem Jamiu.

The oath of office and the oath of allegiance was subsequently administered on Mrs. Adelugba, who became the first female Speaker in the history of the Assembly, since return to democ

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