Fourteen members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji.

This followed an earlier move by 12 members who signed a resolution on Thursday calling for the removal of the speaker over allegations of gross misconduct.

A row broke out among the lawmakers earlier in the week over a revised 2025 budget submitted by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

Some of the lawmakers expressed concerns over the manner of budget implementation and the failure of the leadership of the House to transparently scrutinise the document.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that a resolution signed by 12 members out of the 26-member legislature and made available to journalists in Akure, the state capital, accused the speaker of gross misconduct and misappropriation of N5

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