No Plan To Impeach Gov Akeredolu, Says Ondo Lawmakers

The Ondo State House of Assembly has declared it has no plan to commence impeachment processes against the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN.

Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Akogun Olugbenga Omole in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP also dismissed news making the rounds that the Speaker’s Lodge was under seige, saying it is a hoax and the imagination of those behind it.

Omole maintained that the speaker’s lodge was never under seige, adding that armed Policemen sighted there were at some distance away and were there to maintain peace, law and order.

The statement which revealed what members of the Assembly resolved at their Parliamentary session, said ”That there was no plan to commence impeachment moves against the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN.

”That the news making the rounds that the Speaker’s Lodge was under seige is a hoax and the imagination of those behind it. The lodge was never under seige. The armed Policemen sighted there were at some distance away and were there to maintain peace, law and order.

”On the issue of the N4.3b under scrutiny, all relevant documents should be submitted to the Committee on Public Account and Committee on Finance and Appropriation respectively.

”That no member of the House of Assembly should talk to the press without making reference to Mr Speaker.The only Person authorised to speak on behalf of the House is the Chairman, House Committee on Information.

”There is a robust relationship between the Executive Arm Of Government and the Legislature; whatever has been planted in the media in recent times are the handiwork of fifth columnists,” the statement said.