As a result of Tuesday’s disturbance at the Ogun
State House of Assembly, heavy presence of police personnel was noticed in and
around the premises of the House on Wednesday morning. The well armed mobile
policemen who stood on guard prevented legislators from entering. Only staff of
the House were allowed in to the offices and that was after they had been
subjected to thorough screening. Violence broke out after four members of the House
were suspended. The members however rejected the suspension and subsequently
announced the suspension of the Speaker, Hon Suraj Adekunbi and the election of
another Speaker, Remi Hassan who incidentally was one of those who had earlier
been suspended. In the fracas that followed, the mace which is the symbol of
authority was broken. We also gathered
that the House is presently polarized with 13 members on each side and both
sides have written to the police to notify the law enforcement agents of the
suspension of some members. Street Journal’s calls to the PRO of the Ogun State
police command were unanswered at the time of filing this report. It was also
gathered that the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has scheduled a meeting
with the lawmakers
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