BREAKING: Oyo Assembly Approves New Deputy Governor After Impeaching Olaniyan |Read Details
AFNews Reporter
Jul 18, 2022
BREAKING: Oyo Assembly Approves New Deputy Governor After Impeaching Olaniyan |Read Details
Just few hours after impeaching Rauf Olaniyan, the Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the nomination of Bayo Lawal as the state's Deputy Governor.
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Lawmakers in the state gave the approval on Monday afternoon after impeaching Rauf Olaniyan as the state's Deputy Governor over allegations of misconduct.
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The decision to impeach him 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 him over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office.
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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.
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All the 23 PDP lawmakers at the plenary voted in support of the recommendations of the panel.
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The investigative panel was set up last week to investigate at least five allegations contained in a petition against Olaniyan.
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Olaniyan who was elected in 2019 with Governor Seyi Makinde under the platform of the Peoples Democratic party defected to the All Progressive Congress which marred both men working relationship and consequently resulted to his impeachment.
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