Assembly dumps judge’s petition against Aregbesola

Osun State House of Assembly has dismissed the petition by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede against Governor Rauf Aregbesola wherein she accused him of mismanagement of the state resources, and called for his removal.

While describing the petition as fictitious, frivolous and baseless, the lawmakers in a unanimous decision, stated that it lacked merit, based on emotion and did not follow due process.

Oloyede had, in a 39-page petition sent to the House of Assembly highlighted, according to her, constitutional breaches of the governor and demanded his investigation and possible impeachment by the House.

The House subsequently set up a seven-member panel chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Adegboye Akintunde, to investigate the allegations and report its finding.

But the House, after adopting the report of the panel said the allegations raised by Justice Oloyede in her petition were mere embodiments of emotions and that she was political, making the House to align itself with the recommendations of the panel that the petition be dismissed.

Earlier, while reading the report, Hon Akintunde Adegboye said the committee, upon receipt of the petition found that it failed to meet the demands of House on any petition that would be considered for investigation.

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He added that the committee however, refrained from dismissing it on technical ground so as not to look like the Assembly was shielding the governor from investigation.

He further explained that despite its magnanimity in allowing the petition to be considered, the petitioner again ran foul of Order 26 of Osun State House of Assembly by sending representatives on the day she was to appear before the panel.

Dealing with all issues raised in the petition, the chairman of the panel, said the petitioner could not present any documents to back up her claims, saying Oloyede, through her counsel said she would only appear and present documents when copy of Aregbesola’s response was given to her.

The committee therefore recommended that the petition submitted by Justice Oloyede Olamide Folahanmi should be dismissed.

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