The Osun State House of Assembly has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations of financial recklessness levelled against Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, a serving judge in Osun State Judiciary, had written a petition to the House, asking the lawmakers to impeach the governors based on the allegations contained in her petition.
In response, the Speaker of the House, Najeem Salaam, on Thursday, July 16, inaugurated a seven-man committee headed by the Deputy Speaker, Akintunde Adegboye.
He stated that they had two weeks to investigate the matters and report back to the House.
He said, “I acknowledge that the whole world is waiting for what we have to do with the petition forwarded to us by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede.
I must disclose to you that Governor Rauf Aregbesola has obliged us his response to the petition and we have constituted a committee to look into the matter with a view to investigating the allegations levelled against him and I am confident that the honourable men in this committee would do justice to the matter before them without fear or favour.
“The House stands as one; there is no opposition in the House. We are one, we see ourselves as one.
“The two of them – the judge and the governor – will be invited separately. Some of them can employ the services of lawyers but their physical appearance will be necessary. This will allow them to give evidence to back up their positions if they have any.”
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