The Ondo State House of Assembly has declared that the ongoing impeachment process against the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has not been suspended as earlier reported in the media.
The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Olatunji Oshati, on Friday, told a journalist that the House had halted the impeachment process after the state Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, had communicated to it on his inability to constitute a panel to investigate the allegation against the deputy governor, following a court order.
He said, “We have considered the letter (of the CJ) which is everywhere in the public domain and we are halting the impeachment process until the order of the Federal High Court is vacated.
“It is not about being arrogant with power; it is about holding public officers accountable. It also shows that the process of impeachment transcends the monopoly of the legislature as we can see that the judiciary has stalled it.”
