The house took the decision at its sitting in Akure on Thursday.
following the refusal of the Chief Judge of the state, Olusegun Odusola, to set up a panel for the exercise.It had earlier vowed to proceed with the process despite an order of the Federal High Court, citing sections of the constitution forbidding the interference of the courts in an impeachment process at a legislative house.
“We have considered the letter which is everywhere in the public domain and we are halting the impeachment process until the order of the Federal High Court is vacated.“It also shows that the process of impeachment transcends the monopoly of the legislature as we can see that the judiciary has stalled it.”
The chief judge in the letter to the Speaker of the Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, with ref no. CROD/1123/V.3/ dated October 6, 2023, cited Section 287 of the Constitution as the reason why he cannot act on the letter from the House.In the letter titled, “Re: Letter Of Request To Set Up Investigation Panel Pursuant To Section 188 Of The 1999 Constitution ,” Mr Odusola said despite being mindful of section 188, here was restrained by the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
“I am not unmindful of S. 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended which provides as follows: ‘No proceedings or determination of the Panel or of the House of Assembly or any matter relating to such proceeding or determination shall be entertained or questioned in any court’.
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