The Court of Federal Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has overturned the expulsion of former Deputy Speaker, Hon. Iroju Ogundeji, who had already completed his tenure four years prior
In a unanimous decision, the court reinstated Ogundeji, reversing the earlier removal ordered by the Assembly.
According to Tribune, the ruling, delivered by Justices Oyebisi Folayemi Omoleye, Frederick Oziakpono-Oho, and Yusuf Alhaji Bashir, upheld the earlier judgment by Justice Akintan Osadebey.
Ogundeji, who represented Odigbo State Constituency, was suspended and removed as Deputy Speaker by the former Speaker, Hon. David Bamidele Oleyeloogun.
However, the court declared his removal unconstitutional and ordered his reinstatement, along with the payment of all his entitlements up-to-date and the restoration of his paraphernalia of office.
Additionally, the court awarded N10 million in damages to Ogundeji for the humiliation suffered during his purported impeachment and suspension.
The appellate court dismissed all the Assembly’s appeals and ordered the payment of Ogundeji’s entitlements as a lawmaker and Deputy Speaker of the ninth Assembly
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