Ondo Assembly petitions NJC over court order halting Dep gov's impeachment

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Members of the Ondo state House of Assembly have petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) over a Federal High Court order restraining them from performing their functions as an arm of government.They described an ex-parte granted by the court on the 26th September 2023, restraining the Assembly from impeaching the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as “unconstitutional and clearly malevolent”

Members of the Ondo state House of Assembly have petitioned the National Judicial Council over a Federal High Court order restraining them from performing their functions as an arm of government.

The lawmakers alleged that Justice Nwite was “heavily and/or compromised his office to grant an unconstitutional ex parte in favour” of the embattled Deputy Governor. The assembly recall that on “September 2023, Eleven members of the Ondo State Assembly presented a notice of allegation of gross misconduct against the Deputy-Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa to me as the Speaker, in line with Section 188 & of the Constitution. I hereby attach a copy of the notice as Annexure ODHA.

 

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