Ime Akpan
The governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has ordered an investigation into the invasion of the Ondo State house of assembly by a snake.
It would be recalled that on July 25, a snaked dropped from the ceiling of the Assembly and forced the lawmakers to end plenary in abruptly.
It was gathered that he snake fell off the roof of the house while the lawmakers were about to start legislative business.
The lawmakers, it was learnt quickly abandoned their desks and microphones and fled to different directions for safety.
Akeredolu who expressed dismay at the snake scare during inspection of facilities in the parliament building accused the lawmakers of blackmail.
From his observation, he said there was no way the reptile could have accessed parliament chamber through the ceiling.
The governor alleged that the legislators had diverted the money earmarked for maintenance of the facilities in the Assembly complex to other things.
Although he admitted that the facilities at the Assembly complex needed renovation, the governor said he could not believe that a live snake could have crawled into the roof and dropped on the floor while the parliament was in session.
However, he said his government would investigate what brought the snake into the chamber while the legislature was in session.
But the speaker the speaker of the house, Mr. Bamidele Oleyelogun said there was no lie in the story.
He said the matter was painted more than the actual incidence in the social media.
The speaker said the house requested for fund for the total renovation of structures and facilities of the assembly complex before the incident.
