Speaker of the Ekiti State Assembly, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan, has been impeached and suspended indefinitely by members of the Assembly.
In his place, Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba, has now been elected as the new Speaker.
Seventeen out of the 25 members impeached the speaker and elected a new one.
The Assembly Complex had been sealed as members were embroiled in a controversy following the death of the former speaker, Funminiyi Afuye.
Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan had accused immediate past Governor Kayode Fayemi, of masterminding a plot to impeach him.
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Aribisogan made the allegation, on Sunday, during an interview on Channels Television.
Aribisogan, who represents Ikole constituency 1, was elected as the new speaker of the assembly, after the demise of late Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, who died in October
Twenty-four hours after he was sworn in, the police laid siege on the assembly complex over claims that some persons were planning to attack the lawmakers.
The development prevented the lawmakers from holding plenary after the election of the new Speaker.
