The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oloyeloogun and three members of the Assembly are to be arraigned before the state High Court on December 17, 2020 for contempt of court.
A Federal High Court in Akure on Wednesday also ordered the arrest of six members of the Assembly for their absence in court in the case between the State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi and the Assembly.
Those to be arraigned alongside the Speaker include the Clerk of the Assembly, Mr Bode Adeyelu, the Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Abayomi Akinruntan, and Deputy-Majority Leader, Mr Olamide Oladiji.
They are to be arraigned over their alleged refusal to obey an order of the court to reinstate three suspended members of the House.
The assembly had suspended four lawmakers: Mr Iroju Ogundeji, Mr Adewale Williams, Mrs Favour Tomomewo and Tomide Akinribido over alleged gross misconduct.
The affected lawmakers however challenged the action in court and the court ruled in their favour and ordered their reinstatement.
However, the leadership of the assembly went on appeal and asked for a stay of execution, which the court dismissed.
After the appellate court judgement, the concerned lawmakers attempted to enter the Assembly Complex but were prevented from doing so by security officials.
Also, the Speaker and other assembly officials failed to honour the invitation of the court.
An Akure Federal High Court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of six members of the Assembly for their absence in court in a case between the State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi and the Assembly.
Ajayi had approached the court to sue the Assembly over alleged infringement on his right to political beliefs.
The presiding judge, Justice Abdul Dogo, said the court had powers to order the arrests, saying the case was being heard for the third time but that the six lawmakers who were defendants in the case, had refused to appear in court.
He ordered the state Commissioner of Police to carry out the order and bring the six lawmakers to the court on the next adjourned date.
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