Oyo Assembly levels allegations of misconduct against Deputy Governor
Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan
The Oyo State House of Assembly has leveled five allegations against the Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan.
Twenty-four members of the House wrote and signed the petition, which was read during the plenary on Wednesday.
The petition says the allegations against the Deputy Governor include gross misconduct, abuse of office, financial recklessness, abandonment of office and official duty, insubordination, and other offences.
Reacting after the Clerk of the House read the petition, Yetunde Awe, the Speaker of the House, and Adebo Ogundoyin, said the petition meets the two-third requirements to start the process.
Ogundoyin noted that the House would give the Deputy Governor a seven-day grace period to respond to the allegations, adding that failure to do so could lead to the commencement of an impeachment process.
The seven-day window of response, which takes immediate effect, would lapse on Wednesday, June 22.
The petition entitled, “Petition And Notice of Allegations of the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Engineer Rauf Olaniyan” reads in part: “Consequent upon listed below, we the under listed elected Honourable members of the 9th Assembly hereby allege the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Eng. Rauf Olaniyan, with the following allegations:
“Gross misconducts
“Abuse of office
“Financial recklessness
“Abandonment of office, official duty
“Insubordination and other offences.
“This is in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended in 2011. Section 188.”
The PDP lawmakers signed the petition.
The House thereafter adjourned till Thursday, June 16.
The lawmakers and constituencies that signed the petition include; Fadeyi Muhammed (Ona Ara), Onaolapo Sanjo (Ogbomosho South), Babalola Olasunkanmi (Egbeda), Adebisi Yussuf (Ibadan Southwest 1), Okedoyin Julius (Saki West) and Adebayo Babajide (Ibadan North 2).
Others are, Kehinde Olatunde (Akinyele 2), Olajide Akintunde (Lagelu), Mustapha Akeem (Kajola), Popoola Ademola (Ibadan South East 2), Owolabi Olusola (Ibadan North East 2), Olagoke Olamide (Ibadan North East 1), Olayanju Kazeem (Irepo/Olorunsogo), Ojedokun Peter (Ibarapa North/Central).
Also included are: Gbadamosi Saminu (Saki East/Atisbo), Mabaje Adekunle (Iddo), Oluwafowokanmi Oluwafemi (Ibadan Southwest 2), Akeem Adedibu (Iwajowa), Fatokun Ayo (Akinyele 1), Rasak Ademola (Ibadan South East 1), Obadara Akeem (Ibadan North West), Oyekunle Fola (Ibadan North 1), Adetunji Francis (Oluyole).
