It has been made clear by the Ondo state House of Assembly that the impeachment procedures against the embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, have not been put on hold.
The Assembly claims that Olusegun Odusola’s position as the state’s chief judge was the only factor in the delay of the procedure.
The House of Assembly’s attorney, Femi Emodamori, said in a statement over the weekend that the impeachment process will be carried through to its logical conclusion.
According to Platinum Times, Olatunji Oshati, the chairman of the house information committee, announced on Friday that the assembly would postpone the impeachment procedure due to the ex-parte ruling of the Abuja Federal High Court.
Emodamori emphasized that the Assembly does not support the suspension assertion, nonetheless.
He said,
“There are too many judgments of the highest courts in Nigeria affirming that no court has the jurisdiction to dabble into an impeachment process, as long as the House of Assembly complies with all the constitutional process.
“The Honourable Chief Judge himself stated in his widely reported reply to my Client, that his lordship was not unmindful of the above provisions of Section 188(10) of the Constitution and even quoted it verbatim.
“His lordship however stated that as a Chief Judge, he would prefer that the ex parte Order, which his lordship believes “tied his hand”, should first be vacated or set aside. The Chief Judge obviously prefers to err on the side of caution.”