The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been urged to investigate allegations that senior officials of the Ondo State House of Assembly forged lawmakers’ signatures to secure the approval of an amendment to the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) budget valued at about N70 billion.

The request is contained in a petition submitted by the Ondo State Concerned Youth for Good Governance, which accused the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Olamide Adesanmi Oladiji, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gbegudu Ololade, and the Clerk of the House, Jayeola B.T. Esq., of conspiring to carry out the alleged forgery.

According to the petition, dated July 27, 2026, and addressed to the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC’s Ado-Ekiti Zonal Directorate, the alleged incident occurred on December 11, 2025, when an amended OSOPADEC budget was purportedly approved without the knowledge or participation of the majority of lawmakers.

The petitioners alleged that a document referenced ODHA/98/253/271, titled “Request for House of Assembly Resolution to Amend and Re-direct Certain Line Items in the 2025 Approved OSOPADEC Budget,” was used to authorise significant budget amendments despite the absence of a properly convened legislative sitting.

They further claimed that while the names of all members of the Ondo State House of Assembly appeared on the resolution, their signatures were allegedly forged to give the impression that the lawmakers attended the session and endorsed the budget adjustment.

The petition, signed by the group’s counsel, Abel Kosoko, alleged that no member of the Assembly, apart from the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Clerk, was present during the purported approval of the resolution.

According to the petitioners, the revised 2025 OSOPADEC recurrent expenditure ought to have undergone the standard legislative process, including formal presentation, debate, scrutiny of individual budget items and a vote by members before any amendment could lawfully take effect.

The group argued that these constitutional and parliamentary procedures were allegedly bypassed, raising questions about the legitimacy of the budget amendment and the authenticity of the House resolution.

Copies of the disputed resolution and the adjusted expenditure details were attached to the petition as supporting evidence.

The group urged the EFCC to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the allegations and ensure that anyone found culpable is prosecuted in accordance with the law.

As of the time of filing this report, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Clerk of the House and the Ondo State House of Assembly had not publicly responded to the allegations contained in the petition.