20 members of Ogun assembly at an emergency meeting chaired by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo have condemned theft of the assembly mace and therefore signed a resolution seeking an immediate replacement of the mace.
This, the lawmakers noted would allow the assembly continue its legislative business with ease.
According to a release signed on Thursday by the Clerk of the assembly, Adedeji Adeyemo, the 20 lawmakers who signed the resolution were of the opinion that it was a mere case of theft./ burglary .
The release stated that the remaining six members of the assembly were unavoidably absent as they had earler sought the approval of the Speaker to be excused and were equally in support of the assembly’s resolution.
Consequently, the release assured that there was no cause for alarm as the members of the assembly would continue with their legislative business.
It stated that the state command of the Nigeria Police Force was already investigating the case to unravel the circumstance sorrounding the burglary.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the assembly mace was stolen by suspected burglars at the early hours of Thursday.
Confirming the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta , Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO), noted that the burglars entered the assembly complex, broke into the speakers office through the roof and stole the mace.
Oyeyemi, however, stated that the part of the mace that has the Coat of Arm symbol has been recovered while the other part still not found.
“We are getting some clues on the perpetrators of the incident and very soon we will arrest everyone that partook in that dastardly act,” he said.
