Nine lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly have refused to sign an impeachment notice against the Deputy Governor of the state, Hon. Agboola Ajayi.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that 14 other assembly members have already signed the impeachment notice against Ajayi. The process to remove the deputy governor over allegation of insubordination and misconduct is already ongoing in the state assembly.
It was learned that the lawmakers plan to impeach the deputy governor following his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
However, the lawmakers have served impeachment notice to Ajayi over allegations of gross misconduct. 14 of the 26 members of the assembly signed the impeachment notice while nine led by the deputy speaker lroju Ogundeji backed out of the process.
The motion for the impeachment was read on the floor of the assembly by the Clerk Bode Adeyelu. Speaker, Rt Hon Bamidele Oloyelogun said that the constitution empowers the assembly to investigate the allegation and proceed on impeachment if necessary on the deputy governor when necessary constitutional requirements were met.
He orders the clerk to immediately serve the embattled deputy governor notice of impeachment having been signed by 14 members of the assembly.
The Majority Leader, Jamiu Maito, therefore, moved a motion for adjournment till Wednesday, July 8 and it was seconded by Oluyede Fayide.
Recall that in a move to stop his impeachment, Ajayi filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking to stop the impeachment proceeding and enforced his fundamental right of association.
In the suit filed by his counsel I. Olatoke, SAN, the defendants include the House of Assembly, the Inspector General of Police, the State Commissioner of Police, Department of State Services, and the Speaker of the Assembly, David Oleyeloogun.
