Ondo State House of Assembly, on Thursday, promised not to deviate from the dictates of the Constitution, in its bid to probe allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the embattled Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr. Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, said this in Akure, following the refusal of the Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, to set up a probe panel to investigate Mr. Aiyedatiwa.
The Chief Judge had cited an interim order by the Abuja Federal High Court as a reason for declining to carry out the directive of the assembly.
Reacting to the Chief Judge’s decision, Vanguard reported that Ogunmolasuyi said: “The ex parte order ought to have expired on Tuesday but we will still take a look at it.
“Section 188 of the 1999 constitution, as amended, was explicit on the process for the impeachment of a governor or deputy governor of a state. The Ondo State Assembly would not deviate from the dictates of the constitution on the impeachment process.”
Recall that, Justice Odusola, in his letter to the Speaker of the assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji, with ref no. CROD/1123/V.3/, dated October 6, 2023, cited Section 287(3) of the Constitution as the reason he cannot act on the letter from the House.
Odusola said he was barred from performing the function by an order of a Federal High Court.
