Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, has raised the alarm after discovering a burning fetish item locally called ‘juju’ in front of his official residence.

The item was dumped at the Speaker Lodge on Monday, September 25, 2023, ahead of the plenary to commence the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa.

According to Oladiji, lawmakers at the house of assembly had been having sleepless nights since they commenced the impeachment process against Ayedatiwa, over alleged gross misconduct.

“Early this morning, we discovered that a sacrifice was placed in the lodge. Aside from that, I have been receiving strange calls from strange people threatening my life and other members,” the Speaker said.

“l am using the medium to tell the world that my life is under threat. I call on the security operatives to checkmate these people who have been threatening my life and other members.

“This threat started since the day we began the impeachment process. I have already reported to the NSCDC among other security agencies,” he stated.

Oladiji revealed that the state assembly has also been unable to serve the impeachment notice on Ayedatiwa since last week.

He, however, said that the House had secured a court affidavit to serve the deputy governor the letter through other means.

According to the Speaker, all the 26 lawmakers in the House had appended their signature on the petition for the impeachment of the deputy governor.

He, however, debunked insinuation that the lawmakers collected N5 million each to initiate the impeachment process, saying that the 10th assembly under his watch would not compromise.