Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment proceedings against the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, over allegations of gross misconduct.
This is according to impeachment notice endorsed by 12 members of the House.
The notice was signed electronically by the following members: Hon Jide Oguntodu (Akure South 1), Hon Temitope Akomolafe (Ifedore), Hon Fatai Atere (Akoko North/West 1), Hon Toyin Japhet (Akoko North East), Hon Raymond Daodu (Akoko South West 1), Hon Samuel Ifabiyi (Odigbo 1), Hon Babatunde Fasonu (Odigbo 2), Hon (Princess) Oluwatosin Ogunlowo (Idanre), Hon Afe Felix (Akoko North/West 2), Hon Nelson Akinsuroju (Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo), Rt. Hon (Prince) Akinruntan Abayomi (Ilaje 1), and Hon Stephen Abitogun (Akure South 2).
The Speaker is accused of having “committed acts constituting gross misconduct,” including: “Diversion of the sum of Fifty Million Naira (₦50,000,000.00) lawfully appropriated for the conduct of a public hearing; Misappropriation of monthly operational grants of the House.”
The lawmakers stated that the alleged acts “contravene the following applicable provisions of law”: Paragraph 9, Part I, Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution on prohibition of abuse of office; the Seventh Schedule relating to violation of the Oath of Office and Oath of Allegiance; Section 19 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act on abuse of office; and Section 390 of the Criminal Code Act on stealing by a public officer.
They further argued that “the said infractions amount to gross misconduct within the meaning ascribed by Section 188(11) of the Constitution… and have gravely impaired the institutional integrity and lawful operations of the House.”
Citing Section 92(4)(c) of the 1999 Constitution, the lawmakers resolved that “a Vote of No Confidence be and is hereby passed upon Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji.” They also directed that “the said Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji be invited by the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); for immediate investigation, prosecution (where applicable), and recovery of all misappropriated public funds.”
The resolution was “PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th Day of November, 2025.”
Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that controversy erupted in the Ondo State House of Assembly following Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s submission of a N531billion supplementary budget for legislative approval.
The media had gathered that the lawmakers rejected the proposal, questioning the rationale behind such a massive additional request barely two months before the end of the fiscal year.
Multiple sources within the state government told SaharaReporters that the Speaker of the House, Olamide Oladiji, might push the budget for passage.
According to a lawmaker who spoke on condition of anonymity, the supplementary budget, read on the Assembly floor by Clerk Barrister Benjamin Jayeola on November 4, 2025, seeks approval to fund ongoing capital projects and recurrent expenditures, including salaries, pensions, and newly initiated infrastructure works across the state.
A copy of the budget document obtained by SaharaReporters showed that the governor is requesting N531,767,261,000, with N254,448,081,000 earmarked for recurrent expenditure and N277,319,130,000 for capital projects for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
The request has sparked discontent among Assembly members, who accused the executive of poor budget performance and fiscal indiscipline in implementing the 2025 Appropriation Law.
Governor Aiyedatiwa had earlier signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, tagged the “Budget of Recovery,” totaling N698.659 billion, with 62 percent allocated for capital expenditure and 38 percent for recurrent costs.
Lawmakers had expressed frustration during a November 4 parliamentary session over the administration’s alleged reckless spending and warned that approving another massive budget could worsen the state’s financial position.
One lawmaker told SaharaReporters that most projects in the 2025 budget have recorded less than 35 percent performance, questioning the logic of requesting another N531 billion when the current budget has largely underperformed.
The source disclosed that the lawmakers had to “walk out” of the parliament, headed by the Assembly speaker, Olamide Oladiji, after repeated argument among members, questioning what the executive wants to use the supplementary budget for when the year is already ended.
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