 The Speaker of the Yogun State House of Assembly, Kunle O'Rourmaw, has been impeached. O'Rourmaw was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, high-handedness, and related offenses. Eighteen of the 36 members of the State Assembly voted for O'Rourmaw's impeachment at a plenary session earlier today. The Assembly immediately elected a member, Oludaisi Elimidei, as the new Speaker. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on September 6, 2022, arraigned O'Rourmaw before a federal high court sitting in Lagos over an alleged 2.475 billion Naira money laundering. We are law-abiding legislators, and that is why you have not seen violence all this way. We have our rules and orders in the House, and it gives us both the Standing Order and the Constitution gives us the right to select our Speaker. The Speaker is not in any way higher than members, he's just a first among equal, and whoever the member says is their Speaker, is their Speaker. And that, it has no collaboration. You can see what we have achieved today. Both members of the ruling party and opposition came together to rescue the state. So the entire members of opposition fully participated in this change of leadership. And we take full responsibility of the whole thing as it unfolded. In current circumstances joining us live to discuss this is the former Deputy Speaker Augustine House of Assembly Honourable Dari Khadiri. Good evening Honourable Dari Khadiri. Okay. Well, I might not have much to say, but I think the members of the Assembly they've done the right thing to me. And I think, you know, it's something we have been fighting for. But the right honourable Honourable Honourable Honourable Honourable is so corrupt and, you know, screwed headed. And it's not a team player. So I think they've done what is expected at the House. They are trying to write a lot of wrongs that have been committed in the past. Oh. All right. So you had raised your concerns about the S1 Speaker. So do you think you have been vindicated now? Well, I think Nigerians have been vindicated. It's a great day for me. No, it's a day for me to celebrate. But you know, we shouldn't be celebrating now because there's a lot of corruption in Nigeria. People like us should stand up. All the people should come up and speak out against corruption. And I think the states are listening to what our president, President Tino Gwee is doing. We saw what he did. What he did with the government in the ministry. So I think he's putting it down. All of us have to stand up against corruption. So now we can have a better Nigeria. All right then. Now the S1 Speaker was allegedly accused of gross financial recklessness, bad leadership amongst others. Is it a good reason for him to be impeached by a vast majority of the members of the same political party? Yeah. Yeah. Because sometimes how do you sell people these? What might be the answer to this? Or you are in the Senate of the House of Rep. The party is no more important for us. What is important to us is your constituency and a large Nigeria. Okay. People that are interested in what is important to you. And you know what I mean? And you know, we fed you there to do a job. And we are supposed to monitor the executives. So you guys are supposed to monitor the executives. If you had the teeth, then we're going to be catching the teeth. All right then. Now, are you in support of the government of Governor Dacoab Yadun? Do you think the governor has a hand in this? No, no, no, no, no. I'm sure because I spoke to I had to chat with some of the boys who are in the House. They are experienced legislators. We have some rank in the person. But from all the information that's available to me as of now, Governor Dacoab Yadun is not part of this. The House members, the legislators decide to do what the legislators should do when the head is not putting their hands in. Okay. So does his impeachment have any implications ahead of the 2027 polls? Sorry? I said, do you think that his impeachment have anything if it's going to affect the polls of 2027? Does it have any implication ahead of the 2027 polls? I know there's a lot of politics going on and a lot of people saying because of 2027, maybe it's in the territory and the grandest having our own agenda. But I don't think I don't think it's because of the House or assembly House wants to do. The electorate, we always decide for them to say, we are 26. So after you tell me 26, we decide for 2.5 million Augustine citizens. Also, when it gets to that, it's too early for that. I think all of them, they've just gone out of the Supreme Court. The governor is still trying to settle down, that he concentrates on doing the job. You decide and he has been performing very well. Yeah, we're not big, but I believe what he's trying to achieve because I know him personally. This is a bit of a distraction, which is not important. But 2027 is still far away. So we are progressing. I know after that time, our party leaders will come together and decide. And don't forget one thing. Augustine, we have a lot of political claditors there. Apart from political claditors, we have inclusive people, we'll show in capitals, we'll show in cars and others there. General Basogio is there. A lot of them are there. So I don't think I'm going to take any January. Thank you so much. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.