Impeachment: Oyo Assembly Asks CJ To Constitute Panel To Investigate Olaniyan, Expects Report in 3 Months

This was contained in a motion jointly moved by the Majority leader, Hon Sanjo Onaolapo (Ogbomoso South) and Hon Akintunde Olajide (Lagelu) on Wednesday during its plenary.

The house directed the panel to report its findings within three months of disappointment.

The motion read in part: “Urge Mr. Speaker that on the strength of the signatures received from the aforementioned 23 Honourable Members and by the provision of section 188(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to request the Chief Judge of Oyo State to appoint a panel of seven persons of unquestionable integrity to investigate the allegation of gross misconduct against the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan; and the panel to report its findings to the House within three months of its appointment.”

The Deputy Governor, Olaniyan had recently dumped the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Recall that the House of Assembly wrote a notice of allegations to the Deputy Governor alleging o different allegations.

The notice was signed by 23 members of the house.

The petition entitled “Petition And Notice of Allegations of the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Engineer Rauf Olaniyan” reading parts.

“Consequent upon listed below, we the under listed elected Honourable members of the 9th assembly hereby allege the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Eng. Rauf Olaniyan with the following allegations:

“Gross misconduct, Abuse of office, Financial recklessness, Abandonment of office, official duty, insubordination, and other offenses

“This is by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended in 2011.”