The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kolawole Oluwawole and his deputy, Sina Animashaun, have been removed from office.
They have been replaced by Adeniran Alagbada and Segun Adewunmi respectively.
In the new development, a new Majority Leader was chosen.
He is Gboyega Aribisogan.
The new Minority Leader in the House is Sunday Akinniyi.
It would be recalled that Akinniyi defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, recently.
Meanwhile, the removed Speaker, Oluwawole, denied his removal, saying he remained the Speaker.
His remarks are contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Gbadamosi Oluwawole.
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His words: “What was done today by some members of the House aided by armed security men is a rape on democracy and a descent to lowest level of lawlessness and illegality.
“This is bizarre! In a democracy? This is the height of illegality and it can never stand. As the Speaker of the House, I presided over the last adjournment of the House, which was carried out according to laws and laid down rules.
“I retain the power to reconvene the House and I have not done that yet. How then can some people say the House sat? This is totally illegal. The role of the police in this siege is clear.
“As I speak, I have not reconvened the State House of Assembly after it adjourned.”
