The crisis that erupted at the Ogun State House of Assembly yesterday which led to the suspension of some members had been finally laid to rest.The truce came at a peace meeting conveyed by the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun which was attended by all the 26 members of the house. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Hon. Remi Hassan said what transpired at the floor of the house on Tuesday offended the entire citizens of the State and apologized on behalf of his colleagues.“We are sorry because if this is the State where Chief Obafemi Awolowo hailed from and he ran the best of parliament back then in the 60s and 70s, it should not be such a State that would be an example of what is repugnant to acceptable norms in the legislature” Hon. Hassan said. He described the State House of Assembly as one big happy family and noted that henceforth, the proceedings of the House would be conducted peacefully and in “the way it is supposed to be done in a good legislature with due process, rules and constitution and with acceptable conventions” Also speaking, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Suraj Adekumbi said the crisis was quite unfortunate, but noted that with the meeting held, peace had eventually prevailed.“By the grace of God, as from today you will see us doing our legislative responsibility in accordance with the extant laws. Sincerely we want to use this medium to apologize to the good people of Ogun State for what transpired at the chamber yesterday” Rt. Hon. Adekumbi requested. On his part, the convener of the peace-meeting, Senator Amosun said that a State that produced many giants like Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Wole Soyinka should not allow such a regrettable crisis to linger on unnecessarily. While apologizing to the people of the State and lovers of democracy over the unfortunate incident, Senator Amosun described the resolution and truce reached among the house members as a perfect birthday gift to late Chief Awolowo who would have been 104 years today if he were to be alive.All the 26 lawmakers thereafter proceeded to the legislative chamber for the sitting of the day.
Via: Ogun State Government - Official Press Release