A civic organisation has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate top officials of the Ondo State House of Assembly over alleged forgery and fraudulent alteration of the N70 billion 2025 budget of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC).
The development adds a new twist to the leadership crisis that has rocked the House of Assembly for months.
The petition, submitted to the EFCC by the Ondo State Concerned Youth for Good Governance, asked the anti-graft agency to investigate Speaker Olamide Oladiji, Deputy Speaker Ololade Gbegudu and the Clerk of the House, Benjamin Jayeola.
This comes barely days after 21 lawmakers moved to remove Mr Oladiji over separate allegations involving the handling of OSOPADEC funds, further intensifying the political crisis that has paralysed legislative activities in the state.
Sahara Reporters reported that the petition, addressed to the EFCC’s Ekiti Zonal Directorate, alleged that the Assembly leadership conspired to produce a House resolution used to amend portions of the OSOPADEC budget without approval from lawmakers.
