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Mr Malachi Coker, the Acting Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, on Monday said the Police had sealed the Assembly over its leadership crisis.
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, ordered indefinite closure of the Assembly in Akure.
The Assembly, had on Friday, 27th January, impeached the Speaker, Ms Jumoke Akindele, and other principal officers over allegation of N15 million fraud.
It was gathered that the sum of N15 million was allegedly found on the Assembly’s Pay Master, Mr Makanjuola Adesina, who told the lawmakers that it was withdrawn on the instruction of the Speaker for a project which he failed to disclose.