Alleged Legislative Misrepresentation: 30 Lawyers To Offer Free Legal Services Against Makinde

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 accross the country and different sphere 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 is a socioeconomic group of all Ondo indigenes from across the world
claiming that Honorable 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 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.

This development is made available in a statement signed and released to the press on sunday through the acting secretary of the Roundtable Ms Christiana Ayodele.

Ms Christiana in the statement says that 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 National Budget, the national Anthem Act, among others will be discussed at the Hallowed chamber without the input of the good people of the Constituency.

‘’National Assembly matters/Acts of parliament have become precious metals and or artefacts requiring special intervention to behold in the constituency due to lack of required legislative engagement and feedback necessary in a representative democracy’’ Ms Christiana further stressed.

On the list of the probono lawyers who have signified interest in the leadership/legislative accountability project are N.D Abdulsallam Esq, Bar Femi Akinbinu Esq, Timilehin A. Odunwo Esq, J. I Ayodele Esq, Israel Aribisala Esq, A.A. Waliyullah Esq, Boluwaji Oloro Esq., H.O Mustapha Esq, Owobu Godday Esq, Olanike E. Jimson Esq, Leslie Mukoro Esq, Osato Bright Esq, Elvis Ejeta Esq, Dolapo Obafunmi Esq. J A Ogundipe Esq and Samuel A. Akuh Esq.

Others include, M. Abdulkadir Esq, Okoji Fatimah Esq, I. A Salisu Esq
E.O Rabo Esq, I. Husseini Esq
H.S Yahya Esq. C.D Nwagu Esq
M. A Awopetu, M.A Alemeru Esq,
and M.S Sheu Esq.

The Ekimogun Roundtable has written to the National Assembly requesting the plenary attendance record of Hon. Abiola Makinde in order to ascertain his compliance with the relevant sections of the Nigerian Constitution and the House of Representatives Standing Rules on plenary attendance.