The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday, ordered the state House of Assembly to reinstate three suspended lawmakers.
The court gave the order after striking out a motion for stay of execution filed by the leadership of the House after the high court ordered the reinstatement of the three suspended members.
The three members of the Assembly, including the Deputy Speaker, Iroju Ogundeji, Favour Tomomewo and Wale Williams, were suspended for alleged gross misconduct .
The suspended lawmakers, who are all members of the All Progressives Congress, were among the nine legislators who opposed the impeachment the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi.
The lawmakers had approached the state High Court to challenge their suspension.
The high court, in its judgement, ruled that the suspension was illegal and asked the Assembly to reinstate them and pay them all their entitlements.
However, the House appealed the judgement of the lower court and filed a motion for stay of execution at the appellate court.
But the appellate court, in the judgment read by Justice Omoleye Olabisi, described the motion for stay of execution as as frivolous.
The court ordered the Ondo State House of Assembly to immediately allow the suspended House members to resume their legislative functions without any hindrance.
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