*says charges against Engr Olaniyan frivolous
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2023 elections in Oyo State, Senator Teslim Folarin on Saturday, declared that the planned impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan would fail.
Senator Folarin in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Comrade YSO Olaniyi, warned that the impeachment agenda will be resisted by conscientious lawmakers and the people of Oyo State.
The Senator representing Oyo Central senatorial district, pointed out that the impeachment plot of the Deputy Governor would fail because two-third members required to carry out the process cannot be achieved.
Emphasizing that the people of Oyo State that gave Engr. Olaniyan a 4-year mandate as deputy governor are ready to resist the impeachment plot.
” I wish to reiterate that His Excellency, Rauf Olaniyan’s position as the validly elected Deputy Governor of Oyo state is secured and constitutionally backed; his tenure ends on 29th of May 2023.The impeachment process initiated by Governor Makinde and the induced lawmakers can be best described as a coup d’etat, and will be duly resisted by the lawmakers who have not sold their consciences and the peace-loving people of Oyo State”, he said.
Senator Teslim ” I am certain that the governor cannot get the required number to impeach his deputy because some conscientious lawmakers are already dissociating themselves from the impeachment agenda. They refused to be bought over by the governor. I commend their boldness and integrity”
“I want to remind the involved lawmakers that switching political parties is not an impeachable offence. Therefore, they should be warned not to tow the path of self-destruction”.
Senator Folarin declared, “It is visible to the blind and audible to the deaf that the charges brought against the Deputy Governor are frivolous. To this end, I strongly advise the induced lawmakers to refrain from taking any action that could throw Oyo State into a catastrophic political crisis and civil unrest”.
