July 18, (THEWILL) – The Oyo State House of Assembly has impeached the deputy governor of the State, Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan.
Olaniyan was impeached on Monday, around 11:30 am, by the lawmakers.
Olaniyan’s removal followed the state Assembly’s adoption of the report of the seven-man panel, constituted by the chief judge to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the deputy governor at its plenary on Monday.
The panel report was read by the Majority Leader of the House, Sanjo Adedoyin, from Ogbomoso.
The panel found indicted Olaniyan of all allegations levelled against him.
The Assembly approved Olaniyan’s removal from office, leaning on section 188(9) of the 1999 constitution (as amended).
The lawmakers during the plenary on Monday, said Olaniyan was impeached, following recommendation of the panel set up to investigate alleged gross misconduct among other allegations levelled against him.
Olaniyan was elected in 2019 on a joint ticket with the current Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), until his recent defection to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
