The Oyo State House of Assembly has impeached the Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan over allegations of misconduct. The decision was reached after the
The Oyo State House of Assembly has impeached the Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan over allegations of misconduct.
The decision was reached after the lawmakers presented and considered the recommendation of the seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge, Munta Abimbola to investigate the Deputy Governor over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office.
The impeachment according to the assembly takes immediate effect.
According to the report of the committee presented during Monday’s plenary by the Majority leader of the house, Hon Sanjo Adedoyin, the seven-man panel found the Deputy Governor guilty of all the allegations leveled against him.
All the 23 PDP lawmakers at the plenary voted in support of the recommendations of the panel.
The investigative panel was set up last week to investigate at least five allegations contained in a petition against Olaniyan.
Olaniyan had been elected into office in 2019 with Governor Seyi Makinde under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party but had a falling out with the governor over time.
This year, the differences between both men and their working relationship deteriorated and became virtually irreconcilable when the Deputy Governor dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress.
Meanwhile the house has nominated Bayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor. Lawal’s approval came after he was nominated to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as a replacement for Olaniyan.
Before his appointment, Lawal was the Chairman of the State Housing Corporation. He had also served as the state Attorney-General. He hails from Kisi in the Irepo Local Government area.
Defending the nomination of Lawal, the House Majority Leader, Sanjo Adedoyin, said that the nomination should be favourably considered, approved and adopt in view of his antecedents in contributing to the progress of the state.
Seconding the motion, Kazeem Olayanju, representing Irepo/Olornsogo State Constituency, said that the House should confirm Lawal as the new Deputy Governor of Oyo State.
In his remarks, the speaker put the nomination to a voice vote, which went the ways of the “ayes”.
According to him, with the vote, Lawal has been approved as the Deputy Governor of the state.
The House, however, adjourned plenary until July 21.
