BY DAYO ADESULU
The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olanrewaju Akeredolu has politely stated reasons she could not constitute an investigating panel that would look into the allegations levelled against the deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi.
Why it was believed that the Chief Judge rejected a letter written to her by the Assembly to constitute a panel, Justice Akeredolu said, the honourable had not followed what the constitution stipulated about the impeachment process.
Justice Akeredolu in her latter maintained that the House had not completed the constitutional process that would make her set up an investigative panel.
The letter reads: Request to set up 7-man panel pursuant to section 188(5) of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
She added that the matter was already in the court of law.
Part of the letter read, ” The Honourable members of the House of Assembly have not completed the constitutional process that would lead your (Speaker) very good self to invite my humble self to set up a panel of 7 to investigate the allegation of gross misconduct as stipulated in the constitution.
“Furthermore, I wish to bring to your notice a copy of the letter which I received earlier today (Thursday) from Kayode Olagoke SAN, which tells me clearly that the matter of impeachment of Hon. Alfred Agboola Ajayi, Deputy Governor of Ondo State is sub judice.”
The House on Tuesday, during its plenary, served the deputy governor the notice of impeachment following an allegation of gross misconduct.
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Fourteen members of the Assembly signed the notice while nine opposed the impeachment process.
However, Ajayi said he was yet to be served the notice but the Assembly insisted that he had been served.
