Chief Judge of Ondo State, Olusegun Odusola cites an order of the Federal High Court for his refusal to set up the seven-person impeachment panel.
The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Olusegun Odusola, has rejected a directive by the state House of Assembly to set up a seven-person panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct made against Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
However, in a letter to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, with ref no. CROD/1123/V.3/ and dated October 6, 2023, Mr Odusola cited an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja restraining him from setting up the panel. “Order 4 therein restrains the Chief Judge of Ondo State from ‘constituting any seven-man panel at the instance of the 4th Defendant Respondent in respect of the complaint of the plaintiff’ among others, .
When contacted on the development, the spokesperson of the House, Olatunji Oshati, on Thursday said he could not confirm that the lawmakers had received Mr Odusola’s letter.
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