Ondo Constituents Set To Recall Its Representative

Constituents of the Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency of Ondo State have commenced the process of recalling their constituency representative at the House of Representatives, Abiola Makinde.

The constituents, under the banner of the Ekimogun Roundtable, have cited non performance as reason for the recall.

In a statement by the group’s acting Secretary, Christiana Ayodele, the Rep was accused of abandoning his duties.

Ir was alleged that the All Progressives Congress Chieftain has since travelled abroad, leaving his National Assembly office under lock and keys.

The group pointed out that, for many months, the constituency has been without any form of representation at House.

“In a massive show of solidarity to what they described as audacious leadership and legislative accountability project embarked upon by the Ekimogun Roundtable aimed at strengthening the country’s struggling representative democracy, 30 legal practitioners from across the country and different spheres of the country’s legal profession have indicated interest to offer free legal services to the Roundtable in order to assist in its legislative enquiry and likely judicial processes.

“The Ekimogun Roundtable, a socioeconomic group of all Ondo indigenes from across the world, alleged that Abiola Makinde, the House of Representatives member representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly, abdicated his legislative duties for months during the legislative session and relocated abroad with his National Assembly constituency office under lock and key, thereby rendering the entire constituency without representation for the period under review.

“The Roundtable further alleged massive disparity in constituency fund/projects allotment to the constituency on paper and actual physical projects execution, which further put question marks on the integrity of those around the community’s constituency projects procurement process at the green chamber of the National Assembly.

“The Ondo East/West Federal Constituency has never had it this bad in terms of legislative performance since the advent of democracy such that critical issues of great national importance like the national budget, and the National Anthem Act, among others, will be discussed at the hallowed chamber without the input of the good people of the constituency,” the statement read.

The group had sent a written notice to the National Assembly requesting the plenary attendance record of Makinde in relation with the relevant sections of the Nigerian Constitution and the House of Representatives Standing Rules on plenary attendance.