JUST IN: Oyo Deputy Gov. Rauf Olaniyan, Impeached | Read Details
Udeme James
Jul 18, 2022
Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan has been impeached by the state House of Assembly.
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Olaniyan's removal followed the state Assembly's adoption of the report of the seven-man panel constituted by the chief judge to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the deputy governor at its plenary on Monday.
He was elected in 2019 on a joint ticket with Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde on the platform of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) until his recent defection to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
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The majority leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly Sanjo Adedoyin said the deputy governor was found culpable, indicted of all allegations, all complaints leveled against him.
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Oyo Assembly said Olaniyan's removal from office is backed by section 188(9) of the 1999 constitution (as amended).
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