Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has responded to the petition written against him by a serving judge in the State Judiciary, Folahanmi Oloyede.
The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam, disclosed this in a statement in Osogbo on Wednesday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Goke Butika.
Salaam, who said earlier that the Assembly had forwarded the petition to Aregbesola for his response, said the lawmakers could not do anything until they received the governor’s response.
Following the receipt of Aregbesola’s defence, Salaam asked the judge to prepare to appear before an investigative committee he had set up on the matter.
He said the Assembly was now ready to investigate the allegations, while assuring the people of the state that their investigation would be a thorough one.
“State of Osun House of Assembly has expressed its readiness to address the petition sent to it by a judge of the State High Court, Justice Olamide Folahanmi Oloyede, having obtained the response of Governor Rauf Aregbesola on the matter.
The detailed response of the state helmsman was obtained on Tuesday, compelling the parliament to set machinery in motion on the investigation of allegation of financial hiccups and her position for the preparation of impeachment article against the governor among other issues.
The parliament would be fair and thorough in investigating all the issues raised with a view to reaching a logical end that would give all parties concerned sense of justice without fear or favour.
I have constituted an investigative committee that will look into the petition forwarded by Justice Oloyede, and I have given the committee mandate to interact with Justice Oloyede in person.
Justice Oloyede is in the best position to further shed light on her position as expressed. However, I assure all the parties concerned that the matter would be treated with fairness and sense of justice without fear or favour,” the statement read.
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