The Ondo State House of Assembly will hold a “crucial meeting” on Wednesday to decide its next move in its process for the impeachment of Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
The embattled deputy governor had filed suit number AK/348/2023 at the state high court on 25 September to stop the impeachment proceedings at the House of Assembly. Following the ruling by the Akure court on Tuesday, counsel to the assembly, Femi Emodamori, said it means the lawmakers can now proceed with the impeachment proceedings, noting too that an interim injunction issued by the federal court expired on Tuesday, having exceeded 14 days.Mr Emodamori noted that the Chief Judge of Ondo State, Olusegun Odusola, can now go ahead to set up the seven-member panel to hear the allegations against the deputy governor, as directed by the House of Assembly.
“It is not correct that an order of the federal high court automatically expires after 14 days. This may be the case if the judge that granted the order did not direct otherwise. In this case, the judge directed otherwise by stating that the orders will be in force until the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“In any event, the pendency of the suits against the impeachment proceedings effectively ties the hands of the defendants from proceeding with or taking any step that may jeopardise the hearing of the cases on the merits. We must learn to respect the rule of law, the authority of the court and due process.”In a Notice of Appeal filed on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, he raised five grounds of appeal against the decision of the judge.
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