By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday morning, impeached from office, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan as the state Deputy Governor..
The lawmakers at its plenary impeached the deputy governor after adopting the report of the seven-man committee set up by the Chief Judge of the state to investigate the impeachable offences level against the deputy governor by the state House of Assembly.
Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin at the sitting announced Engineer Olaniyan’s impeachment at the floor of the House after deliberation on the report of the 7-man panel of investigation.
” Having received the report of the panel of enquiry set by the Chief Judge of Oyo State on the investigation of allegations against the Deputy Governor and d adoption. The Deputy Governor hereby stand REMOVED FROM OFFICE WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY”, he said.
According to the report of the panel as read on the floor of the House of the Majority leader, Honourable Sanjo Adedoyin, the deputy governor at different intervals during the course of investigation failed to honour invitation sent to him to appear before it thereby compelling the panel to make unnecessary adjournment.
