The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo has revealed why he refused to honour the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
The Speaker said that he refused to honour the initial invitation of the anti-graft agency because the method adopted by EFCC is against section 36 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
Hon. Oluomo expressed that he is maintaining his innocence in the charges against him by the EFCC and will want the court to decide
He disclosed this while speaking in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital at the State House of Assembly complex.
The Speaker noted that the hyperbolic nature of the petitions written by the impeached former Deputy Speaker of the house, Dare Kadiri, was also reflected in the charges.
According to him, “by law, I am not the Accounting Officer of the House, for emphasis, the House under my leadership operates only one bank account since 2019, through which running cost and allowances are paid directly into the bank accounts of individual Honourable members and staff of the House including the petitioner.”
He said that charges 10 and 11 were for the Eighth legislature before he became the Speaker.
“I also like to say that the refusal to honour the initial invitation of EFCC was because of the method adopted by EFCC is against section 36 of the Constitution and we challenged it in court, this is in the public domain as it was widely reported but the EFCC refused to wait for the pronouncement in that case before taking further steps, despite having joined issues with us in court.”
Oluomo said he has always been disciplined and upright in his position, conduct and dealings with people.
The lawmaker reiterated that he will continue to remain himself with truth and honour as his goal even as he thanked everyone that showed love and concern with the period he had to deal with the anti-graft agency.
